April 22, 2022 - Smlr_net

22 Apr 2022


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*April 22, 2022*
*Title:*                    Stacy Davis Gates Won’t Back Down
*Source:*               Chicago Magazine
*Author:*               Heidi Stevens
*Date:*                   April 19, 2022
*Summary:*          The Chicago Teachers Union’s heir apparent sees herself
as a righteous champion of not just educators but of students. And she’s
not about to let anyone stand in her way. Including the mayor.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3k2zcP2
*Title:*                    The Court Decision Invalidating the 2016
Overtime Rule Was Based on Fundamentally Flawed Economic Logic
*Source:*               Economic Policy Institute
*Author:*               Heidi Shierholz and John Schmitt
*Date:*                   April 22, 2022
*Summary:*          Below we list the flawed economic claims underlying
Judge Amos Mazzant’s decisions, and we show why those claims have no basis
in reality.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/39byUmT
*Title:*                   Fewest Americans Collecting Jobless Aid Since
1970
*Source:*               Associated Press
*Author: *              Matt Ott
*Date:*                   April 21, 2022
*Summary:*          Jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 184,000 last week, the
Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which
levels out week-to-week volatility, rose by 4,500 to 177,250.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3k29dax
*Title:*                    America Gave Up on Overtime – and It’s Costing
Workers $35,451 a Year
*Source:*               Time Magazine
*Author:*               Nick Hanauer
*Date:*                   April 21, 2022
*Summary:*          If it feels like you’re working longer hours for less
money than your parents or grandparents did, it’s because you probably are.
Adjusted for inflation, average hourly wages have actually fallen since the
early 1970s, while average hours worked have steadily climbed. American
workers are increasingly underpaid, overworked, and overwhelmed.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3Ln3xEh
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