Dying to work at amazon (tags)
The human cost of obscene profits
Gov. Schwarzenneger declares war on California workers (tags)
California's Gov. Schwarzenegger has launched a full-scale attack on state workers. Two public employee unions are suing California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to stop a scheme imposing two unpaid days off per month as a cost-cutting measure. (Associated Press, Dec. 22, 2008) The state government is slashing health services and education programs. Under Schwarzenegger’s plan, University of California, California State University and state community colleges will be forced to lay off workers and make other employees accept unpaid furlough days. (Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20, 2008)
Capitalist at the start of the 21st century set out to realize the utopia of a life without work-and cannot face this fact-because of its own inner pressures. Reducing working hours is crucial for lowering unemployemnt. Creating a social net is a precondition for sharing work
Too good to be true: Look out for quick-cash jobs [USC Student Newspaper Article] (tags)
Students who stumble upon "dream" jobs such as envelope stuffing or knife selling, often end up with lost time and money.
The Minimum Wage is No Wage at All (tags)
Can't get much more "minimum"
Disney has to pay $90k for shreading documents (tags)
The blight on the creative and cultural community has suffered a serious setback: