by Robert Reich | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
As Labor Day looms, more Americans than ever don’t know how much they’ll be earning next week or even tomorrow. This varied group includes independent contractors, temporary workers, the self-employed, part-timers, freelancers, and free agents. Most file 1099s rather...
by Robert Reich | Aug 17, 2015 | Economy, Jobs and Growth
Netflix just announced it’s offering paid leave to new mothers and fathers for the first year after the birth of adoption of a child. Other high-tech firms are close behind. Some big law firms are also getting into the act. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Divide and conquer works. When you face a strong enemy it's always a good strategy to find ways to break them apart into smaller units that can be fought separately. A state initiative to gut California's public-employee pension and healthcare benefits is trying to do...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 13, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
The case for ending the federal budget spending caps known as the "sequester" has just gotten a whole lot stronger. It's all about jobs. At the request of Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is currently running as a Democratic presidential candidate, the Congressional Budget...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Republicans have tried various tactics to weaken or just get rid of unions, and that includes public employee unions. Here is the latest scheme: GOP senators are setting out to ban public employee unions, claiming they are partisan political organizations and that...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The economy created another 215,000 new jobs in July, another tepid performance in a generally tepid economic recovery. We are continuing to reap the consequences of the conservative obstruction in Congress that has blocked the critical policies we need for real job...
