![]() ![]() ![]() Marielle Argueza is Next City’s INN/Columbia Journalism School intern for Summer-Fall 2022. Despite the big picture, data from RealTime Inequity Tracker shows that the bottom 50% of U.S. middle class, with increased spending on credit cards and with about $3.4 trillion gone from 401(k) and IRA accounts. Inflation is a costly affair, especially for the U.S. America’s Working Class Builds Wealth Despite Inflation This marks the highest approval rating of labor unions since 1965. workers approve of labor unions, with 40% of union members agreeing that their membership is important. While aggressive union-busting tactics of the ’80s had long soured the general public’s views on labor unions for decades, opinions are changing. Workers at Bernheimer told The New York Times they want to be a pioneering voice for the industry hoping to “prompt changes to industry-wide problems like long hours and low pay.” Compared to the growth (or lack thereof) of similar careers that require years of intensive education, such as doctors and lawyers, many architects bring home low six-figure salaries or less, even after a decade in the industry. The plan to unionize has been two years in the making. It’s reportedly the first time that a private-sector firm within the architecture industry has formed a union. ![]() With Labor Day weekend just around the corner, employees of Bernheimer Architecture announced that they have just joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The county’s efforts join the slew of programs that have launched nationwide, including Stockton California’s Universal Basic Income Program and Magnolia Mother’s Trust in Mississippi.Ī New York Architecture Firm Forms Industry’s First Private-Sector Union Applicants also had to be negatively impacted by the pandemic. The program would give $1,000 to each resident monthly, over the course of three years, via debit card.Īpplicants must have been at least 18 years old and earning an income of $56,000 and under, or $96,000 and under for a family of four. This week, Los Angeles County began its own guaranteed basic income program, NBC Los Angeles reports.Ĭounty Supervisors voted last year to launch the pilot program, choosing 1,000 county residents from a pool of more than 180,o00 eligible applicants, Business Insider reports. Whether it is called “universal basic income,” “unconditional income,” or “guaranteed basic income,” the idea is becoming increasingly popular with municipalities as a way to fight poverty. County Launches Three-Year Guaranteed Income Program ![]()
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