News about labor unions and the middle class worth a read…
News & resources on Fast Track and the TPP this week:
- Hillary Clinton takes a stand on trade, WaPo
- Need more info on what happened yesterday? Check out this post by the AFL-CIO (has a good detailed sum-up): Fast Track: Where Are We Now? Take II, AFL-CIO
- Labor ponders how hard to punish Democrats who back trade measures, LA Times
- Labor buys ‘thank you’ ads for lawmakers who blocked Obama trade pact, WaPo
- The Trade Agreement California Dodged – For Now, Capital & Main
- How labor beat Obama on trade — for now, WaPo
Other highlights on our radar:
- (!!!!!!!!) A California Labor Ruling Just Said an Uber Driver Is an Employee. That’s Uber’s Worst Nightmare. Slate
- A California Ruling Just Challenged Uber's Entire Business Model, Bloomberg
- Beyond labor ruling, Uber’s bigger ambition: on-demand deliveries, SF Chronicle
- Los Angeles raises minimum wage to $15 per hour, AP
- Stop Freaking Out: The Union-Backed Minimum Wage Exemption Isn’t About Paying Union Workers Less, In These Times
- Los Angeles is ground zero for wage theft, Al Jazeera
- San Diego County Restaurant Workers Report Wage Theft, KPBS
- The pressing need for security in retirement, SacBee
- Why Unions Win When They Win, Slate
- (!!!!) California Building Trades Start Work on High Speed Rail, Labor Press
- Walmart Accused of Using Charity to Sway Cities Where It Wants to Expand, NY Times
- Wal-Mart Has $76 Billion in Undisclosed Overseas Tax Havens, Bloomberg
- Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth? The Nation
- How A Pay Rise For NY Fast-Food Workers Could Spread Across America, Buzzfeed
- In Turnabout, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs, NY Times
- Are bosses cheating workers out of overtime? PBS
- Paid leave effort gets $1.25M to study expansion in U.S., DOL
- Thousands of farm workers can't make a living, David Bacon
