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At a Major Education Company, Freelancers Must Now Pay a Fee In Order to Get Paid

1 Comment / Education, Freelance / By max cyril

Freelance workers everywhere are subjected to a wide variety of indignities and ripoffs. They are the workers who are most at the mercy of their employers’ whims, and least able to fight back. Now, into the pantheon of freelancer exploitation comes a truly jaw-dropping policy: Forcing freelancers to pay money in order to get paid. McGraw Hill (MH) is …

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‘A tale of 2 recessions’: As rich Americans get richer, the bottom half struggles

Leave a Comment / benefits, economy, equal pay, SmallBusiness, unemployment, wealth / By max cyril

The path toward economic recovery in the U.S. has become sharply divided, with wealthier Americans earning and saving at record levels while the poorest struggle to pay their bills and put food on the table. The result is a splintered economic picture characterized by high highs — the stock market has hit record levels — …

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Field Museum Workers Say It’s Time for the CEO to Start Making Sacrifices, Too

Leave a Comment / executive pay, layoffs / By max cyril

Facing devasting pay cuts and layoffs amid the Covid-19 crisis, workers at Chicago’s Field Museum are organizing to demand greater transparency and equitable sacrifice from upper management. “We fear these cuts will disproportionately impact staff of color and those already paid the least,” Field Museum workers explain in a petition that has now garnered over 1,700 signatures. …

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Day 1 in the Newly Seated Kentucky Legislature Is About Attacking Working People

Leave a Comment / State Government / By max cyril

Kentucky Republican leaders, led by Gov. Matt Bevin, gained control of the state House, giving them control of the executive and legislative branches. Their first order of business? Go after working families. Bevin and the Republicans are pushing forward with several anti-worker resolutions. In the process, they have given more say in the state’s future …

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At a Major Education Company, Freelancers Must Now Pay a Fee In Order to Get Paid

‘A tale of 2 recessions’: As rich Americans get richer, the bottom half struggles

Field Museum Workers Say It’s Time for the CEO to Start Making Sacrifices, Too

Day 1 in the Newly Seated Kentucky Legislature Is About Attacking Working People

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