How can the stock market be rising to record levels while jobs and wages are going nowhere, most Americans are paying higher prices for just about everything, and consumer sentiment is in the dumps?
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Global real worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025.
Nearly 30 million more people were in work in 2024 in the EU compared with the turn of the century. This increase is being driven mainly by the higher labour market participation of women and older people, and is despite the technological advances, such as AI and automation, that are transforming the workplace.
New Eurofound report on the structural changes in the labour market:
Structural change in EU labour markets: A generation of employment shifts | Eurofound
By refusing to defend a ban on noncompete agreements in court, the Federal Trade Commission enables employers to suppress wages.
Trump Lets Bosses Grab $400 Billion in Worker Pay – The American Prospect
On policies that help and policies that are lacking
Europe advances on child poverty but workforce support lags behind | Eurofound
This is a frightening time for immigrant workers. President-elect Donald Trump ran on the slogan “mass deportations now,” and has appointed a team of anti-immigrant hardliners. The leadership of the Democratic Party has lurched to the right on this issue, adopting Trump’s rhetoric about “securing the border,” and embracing core Republican policies.
How Labor Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda | Labor Notes
The EU’s Platform Work Directive aims to end worker misclassification and exploitative algorithms, but its success depends on genuine platform compliance.
EU pushes to reclassify platform workers, but how will platforms react?
Across the US and Europe, workers feel abandoned by the centre-left. To reclaim their trust, progressives must deliver bold policies and engage directly with their concerns.
Uneven wage recovery shows urgent need for fair pay and living wages
What is the discussion about? Will the EU directive be implemented?
Germany’s Minimum Wage Controversy: Will the EU Directive Be Enforced?
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