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May 1, 2024 · The consulting firm McKinsey & Co. declared in a 2023 report that “Generative AI is poised to unleash the next wave of productivity,” adding value roughly the size of the U.K.’s economy to global...
Mar 27, 2023 · Workers at Starbucks stores and at Amazon warehouses nationwide are trying to unionize. Railroad employees were so close to a strike that Congress intervened to keep the freight—and the entire US economy—moving. And BU graduate students in December voted overwhelmingly to unionize, joining their peers across the country.
May 30, 2021 · The labor-shortage trend has less to do with too few workers and more to do with rethinking labor. The pandemic and stimulus led Americans to reevaluate work — and demand higher pay for it.
Nov 23, 2022 · Railroad employees were so close to a strike that US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh intervened to keep the freight—and the entire US economy—moving, but now some of those workers are threatening again.
Dec 19, 2019 · Upgrading the prospects of low-wage workers requires more than a hot business cycle and an uptick in wages. Solutions will require a community-wide and systems-based approach.
Aug 15, 2022 · Picking up shifts offers something that traditional permanent employment still generally doesn’t: the ability to work when and as much as you want, demand permitting, which is often essential to...
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Oct 19, 2021 · The Economic Rebound Is Still Waiting for Workers. Despite school reopenings and the end of some federal aid, many people are in no rush to land a job. Savings and health concerns are playing a...
