by dankeelan | Aug 23, 2022 | Remote Work, U.S. Economy
Many recent headlines claim that an upcoming recession will sharply curtail remote work. The thinking is that in a cooling labor market, executives have more power to force employees to comply with their demands. And...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The report defied expectations of a hiring slowdown as the Federal...
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Higher prices, an imminent economic downturn, and the stock market turmoil have turned working conditions from bad to worse for on-demand workers. For an early riser like Adalgisa Payero-Diarra, 1 p.m. would usually be the time she calls it a day, eight hours after...
by dankeelan | Jul 19, 2022 | Mental Health, Robots, U.S. Economy
“On one hand, robots could take some of the most strenuous, physically intensive, and risky tasks reducing workers’ risk. On the other hand, the competition with robots may increase the pressure on workers who may lose their jobs or be forced to retrain,” one...
by dankeelan | Jul 19, 2022 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Truckers servicing some of the US’s busiest ports are staging protests Wednesday as state-level labor rules that change their employment status begin to go into effect, creating another choke point in stressed US supply chains. Transport workers are demonstrating at...
by dankeelan | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Leadership, STEM, U.S. Economy
More than 500 business, education and nonprofit leaders have teamed with Seattle-based computer education nonprofit Code.org to issue a call to state governments and education leaders to bring more computer science opportunities to K-12 students across the U.S. The...
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