Category: Labor and Jobs

How Unions Are Confronting A.I. Threats in the Workplace

The New York Times – Business:
The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.
Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups

The New York Times – Business:
Beckoned by the glamour of the start-up space, the industry’s college recruits are joining A.I. companies able to outmatch their consulting salaries.
What to Do If You’re Laid Off and Too Young for Medicare

The New York Times – Business:
At best, older, laid-off workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose

The New York Times – Business:
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
The $15,000 Settlement That Destroyed My Father’s Life

The New York Times – On the Runway:
A 35-foot fall didn’t kill Michael Wagner. The nearly 18-year failure of the safety net did. Before he died, he recorded 694 videos explaining how.
A.I.’s Effect on the Work Force Is Showing Up in Wages

The New York Times – Business:
Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort

The New York Times – On the Runway:
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry

The New York Times – Business:
An agreement to turn an ailing Volkswagen factory into a defense manufacturing hub offers hope for jobs. But a shift from “family vans to tanks” in Germany is not so simple.
San Francisco Opera Cancels Opening Night After Musicians Strike

The New York Times – Music:
The labor action forced the opera to cancel as patrons were finding their seats, and threw the season of one of the nation’s premier companies into limbo.
Self-Employed Workers Find Rewards — and Challenges — Building Their Own Businesses

The New York Times – Business:
Workers who forego the traditional career path find there are rewards — and challenges — to going out on their own.
Want to Entice New Residents? Offer Cash, for a Start.

The New York Times – Business:
Relocation incentives have a mixed record of helping cities and towns stand out as people return to rural America.
Dear A.I. Companies: This Is Why America Hates You (and What You Can Do About It)

The New York Times – On the Runway:
We won’t get fooled again.