Massachusetts Decides if Uber & Lyft Drivers Have Rights
Have you taken an Uber or a Lyft lately? What do you know about these two app-based ride-sharing giants and…
Tips Are On The Policy Menu
Almost anyone following current labor issues (or who works at a minimum wage job) knows that the federal minimum wage…
Reflections on 9-11
On Sunday night, September 8, 60 Minutes devoted its entire program to 9/11 and the Fire Department of New York…
Workplace Safety: DO SOMETHING!
Among the many rousing speeches and resounding cheers at last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago was the one delivered…
Florida Solves Climate Change!
Good news America! Florida has solved climate change. Not be reducing greenhouse gases, championing renewable energy, and moving to electric…
Mourning and Fighting: Workers Memorial Day 2024
On March 26, 2024 we woke to some grim news. A cargo ship had hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge…
Employers Who Help Workers Help Themselves
Just a short note at the end of the week to remind everyone that in life — as well as…
Protecting Healthcare Workers: Caring for the Caregivers
Working in health care has always had its risks and challenges: exposure to infectious diseases, long hours, shift work, back…
Football and Roof Falls
Monday was a beautiful day in Boston. I walked around my Brighton neighborhood and saw people enjoying the sunshine, walking…
New Year’s Workplace Safety (and other) Resolutions for 2024
With great power comes great responsibility. Americans of all stripes — from powerful political and economic leaders to the common…