Lousy Work: Will it Break Through as a Political Issue?
Category: POLITICS
Presidents have been unwilling to name, much less remedy, the deep economic forces that are turning payroll jobs into what I've termed "The Task Rabbit Economy" -- a collection of ad hoc gigs with no benefits, no job security, no career paths, and no employer reciprocity for worker diligence. But there are signs that maybe this issue is starting to break through.
By Robert Kuttner, ContributorCo-founder and co-editor, 'The American Prospect', 2014-08-17