Milan In Europe there is increasing interest – and concern – over what is called the “uberization” of the economy, named after the ubiquitous and controversial US-based, but globally operating, Uber ride-sharing application. A French parliamentarian used the expression in a communication in recent days. Talking to a union organizer in the Netherlands, he …
Category: Citizen Wealth
Wage Fight Coming to Congress Finally
Newark Local 100 members sent their petitions into their Congressional delegations in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana at the end of last week. The Raise the Wages Act is finally coming to debate in the House of Representatives this week. The bill would raise the federal minimum to $15 per hour over a period of years. …
Housing Prices Continue to Hit New Highs Everywhere
New Orleans Housing is important enough that it can trigger a worldwide recession, especially if the market bursts first in the United States, as we all found in 2007. Ironically, it is not important enough that data on housing prices, much less rents, is included in general economic forecasts from the worlds’ main financial bodies …