Should the State Mandate Tipping?
• https://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerWhen I was in law school, I waited tables in a restaurant in Texas for a couple of months. The tips were good, but every once in while a customer would stiff me.
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U-Haul's New Hiring Policy Should Be the Norm
• https://www.fff.org, by Laurence M. VanceThey're everywhere, and have been for as long as I can remember: U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing devices, moving boxes, and self-storage units are ubiquitous.
California's New Gig Economy Law Is Strengthening a Stripper-Led Labor Movement
• https://theintercept.com, Aída ChávezA sweeping and controversial new labor law in California is fighting worker misclassification, and forcing what are known as gig economy workers -- independent contractors who work on a flexible basis, often for tech companies -- to be recognized a
Mozilla Wants Young People to Consider 'Ethical Issues' Before Taking Jobs in Tech
• https://www.vice.com, by Lauren Kaori GurleyA new guide 'With Great Tech Comes Great Responsibility' arrives during a period of backlash on campuses, where tech companies like Amazon and Palantir recruit.
Germany To Cut 400,000 Auto Jobs In Next Decade As Car Production Crashes
• https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenThe start of approximately 400,000 job losses in the German automotive industry is already underway as the industry shifts towards electric vehicles, reported the Financial Times.
The Robots Are Coming, And They Are Going To Take Over Millions Of Jobs
• http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com by Michael SnydWhen we get to a point where literally just about everything can be done more cheaply and more efficiently by robots, the elite won't have any use for the rest of us at all.
Dow falls amid lackluster jobs data after briefly topping 29,000 for the first time
• https://www.cnbc.com, Fred ImbertStocks fell on Friday, reversing from all-time highs, as investors digested weaker-than-expected jobs data to end a volatile week full of geopolitical concerns.
Job Cuts Sparked By Bankruptcies Hit Highest Level Since 2005
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenJob losses tied to bankruptcies soared to levels not seen since 2005 as a slowing economy contributed to a downturn in employment, said Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt
• https://apnews.com By MATT O'BRIENGuess who's getting used to working with robots in their everyday lives? The very same warehouse workers once predicted to be losing their jobs to mechanical replacements.
Muilenburg Fired As Boeing CEO
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenIn what was not entirely surprising, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has "resigned" and will be replaced by current Chairman David Calhoun. CNBC's Phill LeBeau has a slightly different take: "This was the decision of the board. .. He was fired."
The Human Cost Of The EV Revolution
• https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenThere's a chance that the iPhone you're about to get for Christmas contains cobalt mined by a six-year-old.
California's War on Gig Work Falls Hardest on Women
• https://fee.org by Ben JohnsonCalifornia's Assembly Bill 5 has already had an adverse impact on the state's freelance writers, approximately two-thirds of whom are women.
AI Could Most Affect 'Knowledge Workers'
• technocracy.news, Rani Molla via VoxTechnocrats who are inventing AI algorithms by the hundreds may inadvertently have their own work replaced by their own inventions. Knowledge and white-collar workers are now in the cross-hairs for job replacement. ? TN Editor
"OK Boomer" Is Just the First Salvo of a Larger Generational Showdown
• https://fee.org, Jon MiltimoreBaby boomers might have paid into Social Security, but millennials and Gen Z are being asked to pay a lot more--for a program that will offer them less return.
Episode 367 " Robots Are Taking Our Fake News Jobs!
• https://www.corbettreport.com, CorbettYou've heard that the independent media (i.e. the media that actually challenges the establishment narratives) is full of Russian bots, and you probably know that this is neo-McCarthyist hooey.
Hackles rise as Chicago teachers strike drags into day 10
• https://apnews.com, By KATHLEEN FOODYChicago's mayor on Tuesday accused leaders of the city's powerful teachers union of using its "political agenda" to hold up a contract agreement to end a strike that will keep students from classrooms for at least 10 days.
Survey: US business hiring hits 7-year low as sales slow
• https://apnews.com by CHRISTOPHER RUGABERA measure of hiring by U.S. companies has fallen to a seven-year low and fewer employers are raising pay, a business survey found.
Generation X Faces A Bleak, Impoverished Old Age
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Ted RallIn 1991, demographers Neil Howe and William Strauss published their awkwardly titled tome "13th Gen," about Generation X -- the Americans born between 1961 and 1981. If Xers had paid attention, they would have committed suicide.
Goodbye Middle Class: 50 Percent Of American Workers Make Less Than 33,000 Dollars A Year
• theeconomiccollapseblog.com, by Michael SnyderThe truth is that most American families are deeply struggling, but you hardly ever hear this from the mainstream media.
New HempWood factory opens in Murray, KY
• https://www.wpsdlocal6.com, Jack KaneJobs are coming to Murray because of something grown in Western Kentucky.
Sears Will Close Another 100 Stores Amid Failed Turnaround
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenA new report by The Wall Street Journal indicates about 100 of the 425 Sears and Kmart stores that financier Edward Lampert acquired out of bankruptcy are set to close by year-end.
This Is What A Recession Looks Like – Here Are 12 Big Companies That Are Conducting Major Layoffs
• theeconomiccollapseblog.com, by Michael SnyderDo you remember what it was like in 2008 when it literally felt like no job was truly safe?
Former Sen. Al Franken lands SiriusXM gig to start comeback from sexual misconduct allegations
• https://www.foxnews.com, By Brian FloodFormer Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., will return to the public eye with a weekly SiriusXM radio show starting on Sept. 28, the company announced on Wednesday.
70% Of Wisonsin's Highest-Earning Public Employees Work For The State University System
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Christian SchneiderFifty UW-Madison professors make over $300,000 per year...
Wage Growth For Men About 1/4% Per Year Since 2000, Women About 1/2% Per Year
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Mike ShedlockWomen are slowly catching up to men in median wages but growth has been pathetic across the board.
2,200 nurses walk off the job at the University of Chicago Medical Center
• https://www.cbsnews.comMore than 2,200 nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center are walking off the job Friday morning, after contract talks with the hospital broke down this week amid a dispute over staffing levels and pay raises.
Ilhan Omar Has Bill To Give Everyone A Federal Job, "It Will Pay For Itself"
• https://www.prisonplanet.comIn case you were unsure about her socialist bona fides…
The 8 Fastest Disappearing Jobs in America
• https://fee.org, Jon MiltimoreInnovation moves the world forward, but not painlessly.
8 Steps to Surviving a Job Loss
• https://www.theorganicprepper.comA 2014 report on jobs showed some alarming statistics: 1 in 5 Americans have lost their jobs over the past five years and remained unemployed. Here's another alarming statistic: 96 million Americans are unemployed. Everyone's talking about a rec
McDonald's acquires A.I. company to help automate the drive-thru, its third tech deal this year
• https://www.cnbc.com by Amelia LucasMcDonald's has agreed to acquire Apprente, which uses artificial intelligence to understand speech.
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