When we think about organizing precarious “gig” workers, the task seems biblical. The workers may be ready, or not, but the spirit and the flesh are weak. We all bemoan the rise of gig workers. Low pay, few hours, no benefits are some of them, worsened by the uncertainty of a position where you can …
Category: Citizen Wealth
Minimum Wage Gaps Growing
New Orleans There are twenty-one states where workers are still frozen at something equivalent to the federal minimum wage at $7.25. Those states are disproportionately better “red than fed” in the South and West with a smattering in the Midwest and even the Northeast. I’m not saying there are any surprises here, but the …
Winning Half-a-Loaf Against Gentrification in New Orleans
New Orleans People were out in force in the Holy Angels meeting space in my neighborhood of Bywater in New Orleans. I got there ten minutes after the announced starting time, and it was standing room only. The convener said they had one-hundred explanatory packets laid out on table tops, but they clearly had …