What’s Going on in the Workforce
A new report from the Philly Fed shows that automation is speeding up during the pandemic, leading to permanent job loss for some workers.
As many as 4 million US workers (largely working moms) will be forced to leave the workforce, if they can’t find childcare that helps their kids learn remotely. Great job, US government!
What happens to male models, after they leave the industry?
Mother Jones has a new series about workers who quit jobs during the pandemic. Here’s a Bojangles (fast food) worker, talking about how she quit when customers were racist to her, so her boss rewarded them with free food.
One Uber driver talks about how she’s kept driving during the pandemic—and how she’s lost income, because of how much time she takes cleaning her car between rides.
From Partners
Check out this Kickstarter from our friends at Big Bowl of Ideas, for their project to put up murals thanking essential workers for what they’ve done to keep us all safe, during covid-19.
Organizing Theory
Blueprints for Change has translated their guide to distributed organizing! Spanish version here & French here.
Sharing, Solidarity & Sustainability
White workers have been getting re-employed twice as fast as Black workers, after pandemic-related layoffs.
The Seattle Drivers’ Union just delivered over 1600 driver signatures to their City Council, demanding that rideshare drivers get fair pay.
Events
The Century Foundation is partnering with Rep. Barbara Lee to talk about How to Implement Reparations in America.
Announcement
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