About 8 years ago

05/10/2016 - Food For Thought: 2 Big Labor Unions Share Efforts to Gain Power and Scale

2 Big Labor Unions Share Efforts to Gain Power and Scale – The New York Times

The leaders of two of the nation’s biggest, most powerful labor unions – the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – are completing a plan that calls for unusually close cooperation in political campaigning, organizing and bargaining in states and cities across the United States.
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After a hostile primary season on the Democratic and Republican sides, this third party hopes voters might give it a try.

 

This Year’s College Grads Are The Luckiest In A Decade – FiveThirtyEight

Congratulations to the college Class of 2016. Not only have you completed your education, but you’re blessed with good fortune: This is the best time to enter the job market in close to a decade.

 

The Fifth Stage of Grief – The Economist 

The Economist asks the question: Can Republicans accept Donald Trump as their nominee?