by dankeelan | Feb 3, 2026 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Inside the office of the nonprofit Worker’s Justice Project in Brooklyn, Gustavo Ajche pulled up a screenshot on his phone. It showed the delivery app Motoclick had paid him $6.75 for three hours of work in November 2024—a fraction of the city’s $19.56 minimum hourly...
by dankeelan | Feb 3, 2026 | Training
General Motors is pouring $30 million into training for employees of its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, as it transitions to next-generation gasoline-powered vehicle production at the site. The training will happen on-the-job, meaning the hourly and...
by dankeelan | Feb 3, 2026 | U.S. Economy, Unemployment
While many analysts consider the U.S. labor market to be going through a downturn, the reality is not uniform—with certain states seeing their unemployment rates improve, and others experiencing sizeable increases. According to preliminary figures released...
by dankeelan | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, Soft Skills
The smartest move isn’t talking about what you’ve achieved. You know that already. There’s no point in bragging, but in getting curious and learning about what others have lived through. Real influence doesn’t come from polished stories about you; it comes from the...
by dankeelan | Feb 3, 2026 | Cybersecurity, U.S. Economy
Washington entered a partial government shutdown at midnight on Jan. 31, 2026 after funding lapsed for dozens of federal agencies. The Senate advanced a bipartisan funding package late Friday to fund most of the government, but the House had not approved it when...
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