Tag: work

  • May 1st is The Real Labor Day

    Alex Pareene explains the first of May: International Workers Day is as American a holiday as there is. It commemorates, in part, the Haymarket Riot, a bloody 1886 clash between striking workers and Chicago police that was among the most consequential battles in both American labor history and the international fight for the eight-hour workday.…

  • Electronic Monitoring by Employers

    Esther Kaplan: Every aspect of an office worker’s life can now be measured, and an increasing number of corporations and institutions – from cosmetics companies to car-rental agencies – are using that information to make hiring and firing decisions. Cramer, for one, is bullish on the idea: investing in companies like Cornerstone, he said, “can make you…