May 14th 2021
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Postmates, the delivery start up, faces a new worker-classification lawsuit. Vanity Fair has a quick report. In related news, in the UK, Uber lost its appeal of a recent ruling that its drivers were not self-employed. The Nation recaps a troubling new report from...
Tufts Medical Center nurses returned to work yesterday, ending a four-day lockout. As we recapped this weekend, the Massachusetts Nurses Association struck last Wednesday in the midst of a contract dispute. Tufts hired replacement nurses, whose five-day contracts...
Hollywood writers have achieved victory. As the New York Times reports, the Writers Guild of America reached a "middle-of-the night deal" with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that bargains on behalf of studios. As the Los...
The New York Times weighs in on the effect that Trump's "Hire American" order may have on tech worker visas. According to the Times, the order "represents a small win for bigger tech companies," but may hurt smaller technology companies that "cannot afford to pay...
The New York Times weighs in on the effect that Trump's "Hire American" order may have on tech worker visas. According to the Times, the order "represents a small win for bigger tech companies," but may hurt smaller technology companies that "cannot afford to pay...
Yesterday, in dozens of cities across the U.S., tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand that Trump release his tax returns. Reuters explains that organizers of the "Tax March" wanted to draw attention to Trump's refusal to release his tax...
Yesterday, in dozens of cities across the U.S., tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets to demand that Trump release his tax returns. Reuters explains that organizers of the "Tax March" wanted to draw attention to Trump's refusal to release his tax...