Author: Union Label Department, AFL-CIO
Implications of the Gig Economy–Temporary Employment with Big Drawbacks
Amazon.com announced at the end of September that they were going to create an “Uber” version of their delivery service. You could work for Amazon, set your own hours, and deliver packages for them using your own vehicles.
This is quickly becoming the new normal.
Read MoreSeptember-October 2015 Label Letter
1026 downloads Label Letter-September-October 2015 In This Issue What China’s Currency Manipulation Means to U.S. Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Do Buy: Halloween . . . . . . . . . . .2 Walk in My Shoes . . . . . . . . . ....
Read MoreUnion Label Week is September 7-13
Labor Day falls on September 7, 2015, this year, and is also the day in history when the United States got its nickname Uncle Sam. “Uncle Sam” is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels...
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