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Work & Wages

Workers, pay, unions, and the rules of working life.

25 articles on this topic

Democrawonk — Two smiling robots exchange Work and Review sheets above a desk while a paper-buried manager must sign a form below.

Your AI-Assisted Work Will Receive An AI-Assisted Judgment

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

Automation can obscure who produced the work without obscuring who takes responsibility.

Democrawonk — A minister admires a pink JOBS PLAN blueprint covered in hard-hat outlines while two workers wait outside a closed glass door.

The Jobs Plan Forgot To Invite The Workers

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

A workforce strategy reaches its unexpected workforce stage.

Xbox Is Not For Sale. Some Of The Jobs Are Still Leaving.

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM EDTBy Simon Hill

The brand gets a reassurance. Workers get a calendar.

Democrawonk — An executive presents a performance chart whose pink arrow leads from Strategy to an exit where three employees walk out.

The Performance Review Stops At The Arrow

BusinessOctober 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM EDTBy Sabrina Bryan

Company problems, individual exits.

Democrawonk — A bank executive stamps 2 DAYS on four weekly calendar rows as a toy commuter train passes coin slots; an older calendar shows two marked days.

NatWest Changes The Unit. Workers Change Their Lives.

BusinessOctober 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM EDTBy Simon Hill

Two days per month becomes two per week. The bank has edited a phrase; workers have a longer assignment.