Why unions matter: bringing democracy to the workplaceBernard, Elaine
of the trade unions in the Legislative Council? legco.gov.hk legco.gov.hk 如果已經把所有在職㆟士劃分到自己界別,為甚麼有兩個工會的代表在立法局? legco.gov.hk legco.gov.hk [...] policies and measures will only remain in place for a few more ...
While it’d be nice if there were some magical Easy button we could press at the polls to put people in place to fix these problems, we, the people are the only ones capable of creating change with our wallets. Here’s the basic premise: Taking your money out of the bank means you ...
Why do informal markets resist formalizing, even when the gains of doing so outweigh its costs in the long run? While a number of responses to this questio
How do I feel about public sector unions? Let me put it this way, I oppose public sectorjobs. If I had my way there’d be nothing to unionize except police, judges, soldiers, EPA and IRS workers. Having said that, I have nothing against teachers unions, as long as the teachers don...
It’s at the heart of the squeeze, and it’s a sign that something important is broken: the set of economic mechanisms and forces that used to broadly and fairly distribute the benefits of growth. What “mechanisms” am I thinking of? They are unions, minimum wages, employer and firm ...
In December 2024, the Ministry of Labour and Employment held a key meeting to discuss social security for gig and platform workers, with the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) presenting critical recommendations for algorithmic transparency. Gig worker unions have long asked for...
While Japan's large corporations have the capacity to accede to a wage bonanza given their record profits, all eyes will be on the small and medium businesses — which account for up to 70% of jobs in the world's fourth-largest economy. If major unions were able to get wage increases ...
这篇书评可能有关键情节透露 关于inclusive,exclusive institutions的理论well-supported,例子由古至今,遍布全球,还帮我梳理了欧洲罗马帝国之后几个国家的历史。但遗憾的是对inclusivity和exclusivity没有客观的measurement,让人感觉被强塞了一口理论This book first introduces the distinction between extractive and inclusive ...
The rules were created by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and were mandated under the Dodd-Frank Act to ban many of the loose practices during the housing bubble e.g. NINJA loans. To be considered a qualified mortgage, a loan amount cannot exceed a total debt-to-income ratio of ...