Los Angeles There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the explosion of the so-called “gig” economy and whether its growth foretells the future of work for Americans. Such a future would mean a series of part-time jobs, no clear employer or employment status, skimpy to non-existent benefits and a narrow path …
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Job Training for Workers in the Gig Economy Era
New Orleans An interesting question came from the audience after watching “The Organizer” in Santa Fe. A gentleman asked what ACORN was doing and what was our thinking about job training programs these days. I basically answered that federal monies were being cutback in job training, but for the most part there seemed to be …
Some Musical Responses to the Tax Plan and the Gig Economy
New Orleans How about a break? When we worry about whether or not there’s something new that can be said to warn people about the inequitable horrors of the President and Republican’s tax plan or the systemic dysfunction and exploitation that lies at the core of the so-called “gig” economy, then maybe Randy Newman and …