Pluralistic: Antitrust is a labor issue (25 Apr 2024)

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Antitrust is a labor issue: Banning noncompetes is huge, but it's not all the FTC is doing!
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Pluralistic: How unions won a 30% raise for every fast food worker in California (14 Sept 2023)

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How unions won a 30% raise for every fast food worker in California: Hot labor summer was just for openers.
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Pluralistic: How workers get trapped by "bondage fees"; Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five (21 Apr 2023)

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How workers get trapped by "bondage fees": Two-sided markets always lead to enshittification.
Red Team Blues Chapter One, part five: The final installment – now get the book!
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Pluralistic: The learned helplessness of Pete Buttigieg (10 Jan 2023)

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The learned helplessness of Pete Buttigieg: Section 41712(a) or bust.
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Pluralistic: 02 Feb 2022

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To fight inflation, fight monopolies: Cartels raise prices using supply chain and "generous" benefits as cover for price-gouging.
How noncompetes shackle workers to dead-end jobs: "You can't work for anyone who competes with Amazon for the next 18 months."
Agricultural right to repair law is a no-brainer: Farmer-tinkerer solidarity.
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