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President Joe Biden’s Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Reuters on Thursday that he supports classifying gig workers as employees, which could signal a policy shift coming from the federal government. “We are looking at it but in a lot of cases gig workers should be classified as employees,” Walsh told Reuters. “In some cases they are treated respectfully and in some cases they are not and I think it has to be consistent across the board.” Walsh said that he wants to ensure that the “success” of companies that employ gig workers “trickles down to the worker.” He’s planni...

you call him a creep, I would call him a go getter. it is immensely frustrating to deal with automated systems, resume keyword matchers, no contact within a company and being ghosted after taking the time to write a proposal and cover letter that is a fit for the job description. so what, he called an executive and got around their spam filter? my advice you're successful based on the number of interviews you get. figure out during the interview what's their decision making process. read more books on sales and learn to handle rejection. stop pursuing status jobs, at least u...

Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up, Book Talk with author Sara Horowitz moderated by Mia Birdsong You are invited to a conversation featuring Sara Horowitz, Advisor to Ascend’s Family Prosperity Innovation Community and founder of Freelancer’s Union to discuss her new book Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up (Random House) Moderated by Mia Birdsong, Ascend Fellow, Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET Via Zoom