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fromJezebel
1 day ago

Gambling Is Ubiquitous Because People Know America Is a Scam

The dirty secret many now understand is that a lot of wage labor is not enough to get by in America anymore. The past promise of working hard for 40 hours per week and getting a home and a retirement in return is gone for a significant chunk of this country, stripped away by capitalists whose only desire in their miserable lives is to have more than they currently do.
US politics
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Google CEO Says We're All Going to Have to Suffer Through It as AI Puts Society Through the Woodchipper

As a result, many are wondering what the relationship is between AI's rise and labor's stagnation. While economists like Daron Acemoglu argue that any impact AI has on workers won't be felt for a decade - if it comes at all - tech CEOs are telling a different story: that AI is about to flip our whole world upside down.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week ago

'Polyworking' won't slow down in 2026 as pay falls behind, says career expert | Fortune

Many CFOs now rank talent-whether hiring, retention, or skill gaps-as their companies' top internal risk. And "polyworking," where employees hold multiple jobs or roles at once to make ends meet, shows no signs of slowing. Polyworking is likely to continue into 2026, according to Vicki Salemi, a career expert at Monster, the job search and recruiting platform. She points to a recent polywork survey showing that nearly one in two workers hold multiple jobs simultaneously.
Careers
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The squeezed middle' is back and this time it could be Labour's undoing | John Harris

A growing squeezed middle faces wage stagnation, rising insecurity, and declining disposable incomes, driving anxiety, reduced living standards, and political resentment.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Labour just doesn't get it: workers feel poorer than ever. Is it any wonder Reform is rising? | Sharon Graham

Stagnant wages, austerity cuts, and rising prices have left British workers significantly worse off while corporations and energy firms post large profits.
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Experts Blame Trump's Tariffs for Cratering Job Creation

US President Donald Trump's tariff policies, imposing levies as high as 50% on the United States' trading partners, have not proven compatible with his campaign promise to turn the US back into a "manufacturing powerhouse," as Friday's jobs report showed. The overall analysis was grim, with the economy adding just 22,000 jobs last month, but manufacturing employment in particular has declined since Trump made his April 2 "Liberation Day" announcement of tariffs on countries including Canada and Mexico.
US politics
Social justice
fromTruthout
6 months ago

Most Americans Can't Afford "Minimal Quality of Life" After Decades of Wage Stagnation, Research Finds

The cost of maintaining a dignified life in the US has doubled since 2001.
SF food
fromFast Company
7 months ago

Kroger and Albertsons cut worker hours. A new report looks at the impact to workers

The Kroger-Albertsons merger was blocked due to regulatory concerns over worker wages and job security.
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