If your stereotype of a union worker is a white guy in a hard hat, let’s take this Labor Day to change that in a big way. Here’s the reality: 46.2% of union workers are women, and 36.1% are people of color. Black workers are the most likely to be represented by a union. More than half of …
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The U.S. workforce has passed a milestone: New hires of prime working-age people are now majority people of color. And women workers are a key to that trend. (Donald Trump just shuddered twice and he doesn’t know why.) “Minority women began to pour into the labor market in 2015, and they have begun to reshape the …
People of color surge into majority of new hires in U.S. for the first time Read More »
Women of color are more likely to experience sexual harassment, yet less likely to report it. The dynamic is true across all sectors, including state and federal government jobs. The increased awareness and sympathy in the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp doesn’t always translate when the victim of sexual harassment is a minority woman. What …
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In 1931, a Republican senator, James Davis of Pennsylvania, and a Republican congressman, Robert Bacon of New York, came together to author legislation requiring local prevailing wages on public works projects. The bill, known as Davis-Bacon, which was signed into law by President Herbert Hoover, also a Republican, aimed to fight back against the worst practices of …
Davis-Bacon Is Not Racist, and We Need to Protect It Read More »
Budget austerity trims library staff and hours, as Mayor Emanuel and AFSCME trade accusations Sara Doe was hired as a page at a Chicago library in 2007, and immediately fell in love with the job. Earning $11.18 an hour without benefits for shelving books, directing customers and other basic tasks might not be glamorous work, …
Closing Time at Chicago Libraries Hits Women and Minorities Hard Read More »
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
