Remember, We All Benefit from Immigration
“They’re poisoning the blood of our country,” he declared in December 2023. ”Not just in South America,” but “from Africa, from Asia, all over the w...
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How Resisting Trumpism Could Revive the U.S. Labor Movement
The array of attacks on democracy and workers’ rights presents an opportunity to expand labor’s power—if unions are willing to seize it.
Social churn: Nobody in America seems to know who can be identified as 'working class' anymore
With income lines having blurred while AI transforms office jobs in the US, the definition of this class has turned fluid. Defining this group is a help, though...
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[2606.02503] Pay Beliefs and the Amenity-Pay Tradeoff
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.02503: Pay Beliefs and the Amenity-Pay Tradeoff
Top companies admit humans cost less than AI — but still want more bots
'The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees.'
Four-Day Workweek Delivers Full Productivity With Fewer Hours, Australian Study Shows
A four-day workweek reduced burnout while maintaining productivity.
Houston Has Work Aplenty, Despite Challenges
Population influx fuels project mix, but labor and market woes persist.
The 9-To-5 Workday Is Virtually Extinct As Longer Hours Redefine U.S. Work-Life Balance
The 9-to-5 is fading as overtime becomes standard across the U.S. workforce.
The room we built
There is a kind of labor that does not appear in any job description. It is the labor of walking into a room that was not built for you, day after day, and maki...
Top earners who stay in their jobs get much larger pay increases than those who switch
The benefits of job hopping may be slowing down, but it still can pay off for younger workers.
Tokens or humans? The new corporate trade-off
AI is costing far more than companies expected, forcing CFOs into a new trade-off between tokens and humans and posing a risk the market hasn't priced in.
[2605.29832] Count Your Losses, and Cut Your Blessings: Reference Dependence across Intertemporal and Uncompensated Labor Supply
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.29832: Count Your Losses, and Cut Your Blessings: Reference Dependence across Intertemporal and Uncompensated Labor Supply
Teen Summer Jobs Plunge to Record Low
For this summer's would-be burger-flippers, camp counselors, and ice-cream scoopers, the first big hurdle is simply getting hired. New federal data show teen su...
Turn the Tables on the Oligarchy and Strike!
New comics on the state of the world by Brian McFadden, Ruben Bolling, Tom Tomorrow and Jen Sorensen.
Carnival Murder Suspect Allegedly Hid Teen’s Body on Ship
Newly unsealed court records reveal disturbing allegations in the killing of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a cruise ship.
37 million Brazilians still work Saturdays. A constitutional change is pending
The lower house passed a constitutional amendment cutting Brazil's 44-hour, six-day workweek to 40 hours — but the Senate hasn't scheduled its vote.
Some app-based services seem like a blast from the past—will we ever leave feudal servitude behind?
A shopping porter service launched in Delhi highlights the risk of India’s demographic dividend delivering an army of attendants in brand uniforms. Most such ...
Union opposition to autonomous vehicles is futile - The Washington Post
How long will Americans be deprived the fruits of progress simply to protect special interests?
US jobless aid filings fell to 209,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty
Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy.