"Ever-worsening conditions in supply-chain jobs have made Britain’s shortages inevitable, and a pay rise for lorry drivers won’t end them, says the Guardian’s special correspondent Felicity Lawrence"

"The absence of an identifiable large scale employer leads to the conclusion that the call for building large-scale workforce housing is driven not by the need for large-scale workforce housing, but by the desire of realtors and developers _...Read More_

Thanks for posting Incredibly insightful article about the housing crisis and its wide ranging impacts on health, productivity, families and the environment. It clearly suggests that there are benefits to reducing regulation and allowing _...Read More_

"Scotland, Ireland and Spain are among those trialling four-day weeks, but they’re not living in the real world."

"Recent developments in the organisation of production have led to the decline of wage employment across much of the world."

>"The tipped wage scale allows restaurants to pay workers less than the legal minimum wage. Some _...Read More_

"COVID upended the stories we tell ourselves about how society is supposed to work."

"Despite potentially having to wait years, experts say it’s nevertheless worth contributing at least enough to get the company match."

"A space for radical critiques of the changing world of work"

>"One estimate says the bill would add $1.4 trillion to the U.S. economy over eight years, but without enough workers, efforts to strengthen roads and public _...Read More_

"Taxing wealth would tackle generational inequality, says Alfie Stirling, head of economics at the New Economics Foundation"

"The combination of Brexit, Covid, and an immigration policy that favours skilled (in practice higher paid) workers has created severe shortages of workers..."

"Labor shouldn’t be seen as one more special interest group. It benefits all of us if the people doing essential work throughout our economy have good jobs, a collective voice & dignified treatment at work."

>"Lobby group urges action on visas for foreign workers such as drivers, welders, butchers and bricklayers"