by Emily Foster | Jun 30, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
There are an estimated 5 million Americans who are literally overworked and underpaid – they are working more than 40 hours a week but not getting the time-and-a-half overtime pay that they are due. For them, and for all workers, it is time for the Department of Labor...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 26, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Washington is caught in a going-round-in-circles argument about how to "pay for" a surface transportation bill. Various proposals are in the air. Cutting other things to "pay for" this. Raising the gas tax. Telling corporations to bring back the profits they have...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 25, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
CNBC, the business porn channel for one-percenters, released the results of its latest ratings of "top states for business" and, to its barely disguised surprise, it was not Texas, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Florida, or any of the other states where Republican governors...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 24, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee congratulated themselves today on their ability to send to the Senate floor a six-year surface transportation bill, but the rest of us should hold our applause. It is indeed noteworthy that a bipartisan bill...
by Jacob Woocher | Jun 19, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
The minor blow that Uber was dealt earlier this week by the California Labor Commission could ultimately be a very big deal for those working in the modern “sharing economy.” At issue is whether Barbara Ann Berwick, a former Uber driver, should be classified as an...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
The severe damage that President Obama's obstinate pursuit of fast-track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership did to his relationships with the labor movement and his progressive base, and his loss of face with the business community when an overwhelming...
