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Elizabeth Warren and Cori Bush led over two dozen congressional Democrats in urging Amazon, Lyft, Uber, and others to reclassify contractors as employees. https://media.wired.com/photos/632ba9c640fe1e8870aa3b5c/master/pass/Warren-Abortion-Gig-Employers-Business-1233338537.jpg
It's Wednesday. I'm your host, Jordan Parker Erb. And you, reader, are in for lots of tech news. But first, with Climate Week underway here in New York City, I wanted to highlight a major project from Insider: Our inaugural Climate Action 30, a list of global leaders working toward climate solutions. From social media […]
The Federal Trade Commission is making its own bid to protect gig workers against exploitation. The regulator has adopted a policy statement detailing how it will tackle gig workers' problems. The FTC plans to step in when there are misrepresentations about pay, costs, benefits and work terms. Officials also expect to intervene with "unfair or […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Senator Bernie Sanders blocked a Republican resolution to avert a rail strike and override workers. Republicans want Congress to step in and enact contract recommendations, even if workers don't agree. Sanders said that workers deserve paid sick leave, which is the demand holding up agreements. Sen. […]
Oscar Wong/Getty Images The Internet and world of work has been in an uproar over the concept of "quiet quitting." In essence, it's just workers doing their job as written, for the pay they receive. Some workers are rebranding the concept as "acting your wage." When Billy was working warehouse night shifts during the pandemic, […]
Savanna Durr/Insider Each of the survey's top 10 states reports Gen Z earning more than $ 30,000 annually. Glassdoor reports that Gen Z is choosing the suburbs over costly metropolitan areas. The generation is expected to earn more than millenials in less than 10 years, report says. As Generation Z continues to join the workforce, […]
Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 got real in the promo released Thursday ahead of the sister series’ November 12 premieres. The clip, you see, doesn’t just feature the ABC shows’ fictional life savers, it also shines a spotlight on actual essential workers from across the US. “We all have heroes,” begins Grey’s leading lady Ellen […]
Charlotte Hawkins went on to say: “At one point the government were saying to go back to normal, people will have saved up hard, booked these holidays, gone out there to France and find themselves in a situation through no fault of their own and then the government says ‘If you don’t get back before […]
TVLine and our parent company Penske Media Corporation have launched Hail the Heroes, a thank you initiative to raise funds for Team Rubicon and their efforts around the COVID-19 crisis. Leaders from across PMC’s portfolio of media brands have joined together with stars in the entertainment, fashion, beauty, sports, music, and art industries to express […]
Dr Hilary, 66, was on hand to join Piers Morgan, 55, and Susanna Reid, 49, on the show yesterday as they continued to discuss the current coronavirus pandemic. Amongst the discussion on the Monday edition of Good Morning Britain was how some members of the public were still defying the guidelines implemented by the Government […]
