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Executive gambles on tech and the employees are the ones that lose!
Dropbox is laying off 20 percent of its workforce
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The U.S. #Business Community Used to Be a Force for #Immigration Reform. What Happened?
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For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of #Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate #tax cuts and deregulation.
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The Business Lobby Once Fought for Immigration Reform. What Happened?
For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate tax cuts and deregulation.ProPublica
The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year’s Elections
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For all the talk about big-city Democrats and rural Republicans, it's the voters in overlooked places like Sandusky, #Ohio, and Racine, #Wisconsin, who could decide everything from key congressional races to the presidency.
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Small Midwestern Cities Could Be Key to 2024 Elections
For all the talk about big-city Democrats and rural Republicans, it’s the voters in overlooked places like Sandusky, Ohio, and Racine, Wisconsin, who could decide everything from key congressional races to the presidency.ProPublica
He Died Building a Ship for the U.S. #Government. His Family Got Nothing.
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Elmer Pérez was one of many #immigrants hired by U.S. shipbuilders to fill the urgent need for skilled #labor. These workers do the same jobs and take the same risks as their American counterparts, but are left on their own when things go wrong.
#News #Immigration #Economy #Louisiana #Migration #Politics
An Immigrant Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing.
Elmer Pérez was one of many immigrants hired by U.S. shipbuilders to fill the urgent need for skilled labor. These workers do the same jobs and take the same risks as their American counterparts, but are left on their own when things go wrong.ProPublica
“Immigrants exist across our economic spectrum. They’re everywhere. They’re us.”
Our top story: Unauthorized workers form the backbone of crucial sectors; in the construction industry, up to 50 percent of laborers building the state are undocumented. texasobserver.org/how-mass-dep…
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How Mass Deportations Would ‘Devastate’ Texas
The Lone Star State is home to millions of undocumented residents and members of mixed-status families critical to the state’s economic success, yet Texas leaders are cheering on Trump anyway.Francesca D’Annunzio (The Texas Observer)
Oh wait, you mean big business is looking to preserve their theft racket?
I guess the other way to look at this, which I have no doubt, people in labor and unions understand, that unions are very much the cost of defending your own income, and it is definitely common cause for working people. And it is quite obviously worth every penny spent.