How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom
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How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom

The reality of being a contractor includes inexperienced workers, sketchy business practices and low, low margins.
Teamsters Struggle to Unionize Amazon and FedEx Delivery Workers
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Teamsters Struggle to Unionize Amazon and FedEx Delivery Workers

The Teamsters union has made little headway in organizing workers at Amazon and FedEx despite wage and other gains it secured at UPS last year.