September 7, 2019 California is in the final stretch of its bid to regulate the gig economy. On Aug. 30, the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee cleared Assembly Bill 5, moving it a crucial step closer to becoming state law. It is now widely expected the bill, known as AB5, will pass a full Senate vote

September 8, 2019. PHOENIX – Local Lyft drivers are sending a message Saturday, demanding change from the ride-sharing company and citing low pay and safety concerns. We spoke with about a dozen Lyft drivers. Some of them could be out here tonight trying to make a living — something they say is becoming so hard

Saturday, September 07, 2019 CONCORD — Despite years of economic growth and record employment in the state, lower-paid New Hampshire workers have seen their wages decline compared to inflation over the past decade, according to a new report. “In straightforward terms, those individuals in the state making the median wage or less actually have less

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 Twelve million children in America went to bed hungry last night. But you wouldn’t know it from the last two Democratic primary debates, where the issue of poverty barely crossed the lips of the 20 candidates and was completely ignored by the media moderators. Poverty is a threat to our nation’s economy,

By Alexia Fernández Campbell | Sep 6, 2019 Job growth slowed again in August, with 130,000 new jobs added to the US economy, compared to 159,000 positions created in July, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The slowdown suggests the severe labor shortage is holding back economic growth. And

Russell Redman | Sep 06, 2019 A grocery workers strike is looming in Southern California as United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) employees at more than 500 Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions supermarkets next week plan to vote on the retailers’ contract proposals. Negotiations with UFCW Locals 770, 324, 1167, 135, 8, 1428 and 1442