by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Gig Workers
In response to the war on Gaza, the 100,000-strong International Alliance of App-Based Transport Workers has called a boycott of Chevron-owned gas stations. It shows how precarious workers can use solidarity action to hit firms who profit from apartheid. Historically,...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Featured, Future of Work, Hybrid Workplace
As the hybrid work debate continues, one issue that gets lost is what employees want when they come back to the office. A Cisco global study of 14,050 workers across 19 countries entitled, The Race to Re-imagine Workplaces and Workspaces, reports that while 72% of...
by dankeelan | Mar 26, 2024 | Retirement
BlackRock Chair Larry Fink said capital markets can help solve a crisis brewing around the ability of Americans to afford retirement as lifespans elongate, and that the government can provide a basic safety net. In his annual letter to shareholders of the investing...
by dankeelan | Mar 26, 2024 | STEM, Women
The gender gap for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) remains significant, with women making up only 28% of the STEM workforce. Fueling this gap is the stigma that the industry is viewed as a more male-dominated workforce, further adding...
by dankeelan | Mar 26, 2024 | Mental Health, Workplace
American workers who have more flexibility and security in their jobs also have better mental health, according to a study of 2021 survey data from over 18,000 nationally representative working Americans. The study, published Monday in JAMA Network Open, may...
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