Labor Day Question: Do Candidates Value Work? Some Policy Clues....
The rise of the gig economy, advances in technology, and further expansion of global markets are among the major forces changing work in America and even giving rise to questions about work disappearing. Given that labor income is how the vast majority of American households pay for life’s essentials and that work, for many of us, takes up most of our waking hours, fundamental changes in the organization of work provoke a fair bit of anxiety. And this is particularly true when for most workers these changes don’t look good.
Many of the changes that have captured the headlines, like the labor practices of tech companies from Uber to Amazon, are part of a longer-term trend that for decades now has meant flat or declining earnings, even as economic growth has been substantial. So workers may be worried this Labor Day. As political candidates compete to address voters' worries about work, here are a few issues to watch.
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