Working on in a hog processing plant is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet—and it’s about to get a whole lot worse, evoking “The Jungle” of the early 20th Century. In a classic profits-over-people move, a new regulation is about to hit which would eliminate any speed restrictions on how fast hog […]
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Episode 143: Kill More Hogs, Hurt More Workers; Your Server’s Higher Wage Won’t Hurt
Posted on 14 August 2019.
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And What Do The People Get For This?
Posted on 23 November 2011.
On the face of it, it’s a good thing when the labor movement leverages the trillions of dollars–yes, that’s TRILLIONS–that sit in pension funds. It’s been a topic of debate for a long time. The question is: what do we get? Here is the example, via The Wall Street Journal: New York Gov. Andrew […]
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Citi Big Fish Skate, Leave Minnows and Workers Holding The Bag
Posted on 21 October 2011.
Pardon me while I yawn. The measly fine that Citigroup is paying to settle civil complaints charging that the bank defrauded investors is really something else: it’s a stay-out-of-jail, keep-your-reputation card for Robert Rubin and a lot of other senior Citi officials, past and present. Instead, this deal–as was true with the miniscule fines […]
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The Era Of The Hired-Gun Poodle-For-The Rich Governor
Posted on 04 January 2011.
My state is on the verge of a mass execution. It’s an execution that will be carried out by a Democratic governor on behalf of the richest people in the state. It will be applauded by the traditional press, which will, in its collective willingness to ignore facts, bless the execution as the path […]
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Health Care? Who Needs Health Care
Posted on 14 October 2010.
There are so many things wrong about the story in today’s New York Times on New York state’s retiree health care costs that I don’t know where to begin. Here are the first three paragraphs: The cities, counties and authorities of New York have promised more than $200 billion worth of health benefits to […]
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The Unregulated Economy
Posted on 13 February 2008.
You may recall that we sponsored a forum last Fall to look at the growth of the unregulated economy. At the forum, the New York State Commissioner of Labor, Patricia Smith talked about her department’s efforts to enforce basic wage and hour laws. Well, Smith–one of Eliot Spitzer’s really great appointments–has not just been […]
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The Unregulated Economy
Posted on 13 February 2008.
You may recall that we sponsored a forum last Fall to look at the growth of the unregulated economy. At the forum, the New York State Commissioner of Labor, Patricia Smith talked about her department’s efforts to enforce basic wage and hour laws. Well, Smith–one of Eliot Spitzer’s really great appointments–has not just been […]
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