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What Trump's win really means for America
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Trump's win really means for America

Raw Story  

We just elected a guy who’s fine with the planet melting down, kids getting shot in school, insurance companies going back to denying coverage for preexisting conditions, and wanting to weaponize the federal government in a way dictators do. Trump’s call was only partial; while he embraced bringing our jobs and factories back to America, he wanted to keep the …

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My Husband’s Daughter Is Accusing Me of “Stealing” Her Inheritance. I Have No Other Options.
54 years, 11 months ago

My Husband’s Daughter Is Accusing Me of “Stealing” Her Inheritance. I Have No Other Options.

Slate  

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. And, you’ll have enough moments like that in the years to come as you watch your beloved husband sink further from this horrible disease. Dear Pay Dirt, I’m an older millennial who has newly entered middle age. —Always the Renter Never the Owner Dear Always the Renter Never the Owner, It’s hard to …

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Writers Strike: What It’s Like Compared To 2007
1 year, 3 months ago

Writers Strike: What It’s Like Compared To 2007

Huff Post  

My Dad Was On The Picket Lines In 2007. We’re almost on the brink of a lot of our jobs disappearing or becoming part of the gig economy.” David McNew via Getty Images Emily Kim Emily Kim is a 25-year-old comic book author and screenwriter. Around middle school, I was having a hard time with friends, then at the same …

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Calls to tackle caste-based discrimination in US gather steam
3 years, 7 months ago

Calls to tackle caste-based discrimination in US gather steam

Al Jazeera  

Dalit rights groups call for legal protections as high-profile cases at a Hindu temple in New Jersey and a major tech firm in California spur a reckoning. “If steps aren’t taken now, we run the risk of this system spreading and calcifying in the United States.” Several technology companies have faced allegations of caste-based discrimination in the workplace in recent …

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Why we define ourselves by our jobs
3 years, 8 months ago

Why we define ourselves by our jobs

BBC  

Why we define ourselves by our jobs Alamy We often see our jobs as a defining detail of who we are, yet too closely tying our identities to work can be dangerous. Alamy Jobs are so ingrained in our identity that one of the first things we do when we meet new people is tell them our profession “That is …

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Outsourcing Qantas jobs is 'un-Australian', say workers, as they make last-ditch bid to save more than 2,000 positions
4 years, 1 month ago

Outsourcing Qantas jobs is 'un-Australian', say workers, as they make last-ditch bid to save more than 2,000 positions

ABC  

Kym Meyer has worked as a Qantas baggage handler for 18 years and never thought he would be in the position of bidding for his job. Key points: Qantas is outsourcing 2,100 ground worker jobs such as baggage handling and cleaning to cut down costs Accounting firm EY has been working on an in-house bid on behalf of Qantas workers …

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Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever

BBC  

Coronavirus: How the world of work may change forever Emmanuel Lafont The future of physical office spaces, and how we'll use them, hangs in the balance as we slowly march toward a post-pandemic world Covid-19 upended our jobs. We’re also examining what happens to people who can’t work from home as well as those whose jobs depend on a steady …

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