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.
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Read MoreLabor 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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Former union organizer and famed artist Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997) painted hundreds of canvases depicting urban working life during the post World War II America. Fasanella was born in the Bronx and grew up in the working-class neighborhoods of New York. As an organizer he advocated for worker’s rights. His passion for social justice showed through his colorful and vibrant paintings.
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