Interview with Andrea Dehlendorf
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Is there an uptick in worker organizing? There is certainly an uptick in...
Organizing Theory Micah Sifry takes a good look at the “Hunger Games” dynamic, in funding new groups that have sprung up as part of the resistance to Trump. Nice writeup on the Independent Driver...
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OUR Walmart launched an app! Hear more about it here.
Original Content Last week, I talked to Organization United for Respect co-director Andrea Dehlendorf, about their recently launched app, and excellent work that threads together online & offline...
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“Download a ride-sharing app” as sentence for a DUI
Sharing, Solidarity & Sustainability Well, here’s an interesting solution to a long-standing civic problem—a judge in Ohio is making “download Uber or Lyft” a condition of sentences for those...
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Trump’s Labor Dept: increased enforcement against unions & worker centers
The Perils of Trumpism Trump’s Labor Department is ramping up enforcement against unions & worker centers, reducing enforcement against employers. From Partners Congrats to our friends at Good...
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When a robot gets to heaven…
Robot of the Week The question of whether a robot can have a soul is as yet, unanswered. But this Protestant church did just roll out a robot priest, to celebrate the 500th year of the Reformation....
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Sharing, Solidarity & Sustainability Senator Warner penned an op ed for Fast Company on why the US needs portable benefits. New York City is poised to have a discussion about whether the city...
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Get on the Bus!
. What’s Going on in the Workforce The Independent Drivers Guild just launched an accident insurance program for their members, who drive for UberMore robots = less social mobility, according to this...
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What, me worry?
What’s Going on in the Workforce Quartz takes a look at 500 years’ worth of worrying about the Future of Work. Uber Freight has announced they are starting to schedule freight truck delivery in 6 new...
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Lower unemployment means jobs go unfilled, in the gig economy & in the fields
What’s Going on in the Workforce Gig economy companies are struggling to find workers, as the overall economy improves, & fewer people want a side hustle. Instacart will try to close their...
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No killer bots
Robot of the Week Elon Musk & 115 other roboticists are asking the UN to ban killer robots. Organizing Theory Here’s a piece I wrote (not for HtU) about why investing in community organizing is...
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A robot tax for robot taxis?
Sharing, Solidarity & Sustainability SF Supervisor Jane Kim wants the city to consider the country’s first robot tax. A Seattle city councilwoman just asked Jeff Bezos to convene gig economy...
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The labor of recovery
Sharing, Solidarity & Sustainability Lots of last week’s news was, of course, about the devastation brought by Hurricane Harvey (and, to some degree, flawed human planning for such a disaster)....
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This is your brain on the 4-hour workday
What’s Going on in the Workforce Maybe there’s some scientific evidence behind the idea of moving to a 4-hour workday. Larry Summers advocates pro-worker labor law reform. No, really. “The dependence...
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Friends without benefits?
Reputation, reputation, reputation A bot created by Microsoft has now had billions of conversations with humans, in the guise of a 17 year old girl. Great piece by Tressie McMillan that breaks down...
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Personal news Hey folks, I’m looking for short term consulting work between now and the end of the year. Got an idea for something I could help you with? Let me know. Sharing, Solidarity &...
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Get on the Bus!
. What’s Going on in the Workforce The Independent Drivers Guild just launched an accident insurance program for their members, who drive for UberMore robots = less social mobility, according to this...
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“I definitely do not fit into the normal box”
What’s Going on in the Workforce “I definitely do not fit into the normal box…” I’m strangely excited to read this paper on people who have multiple work identities, and how they achieve authenticity....
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“OK, but we’re buying the factory and keeping our jobs here.”
Local Input~ FILE — Workers sew garments at an unregistered factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 17, 2013. American and European retailers and apparel brands committed to improving safety in Bangladeshi...
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Lower unemployment means jobs go unfilled, in the gig economy & in the fields
What’s Going on in the Workforce Gig economy companies are struggling to find workers, as the overall economy improves, & fewer people want a side hustle. Instacart will try to close their...
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