Jake Blumgart

It’s easy to get fired in America

Outside Montana, you can be fired for the color of your shirt, or even for refusing to fetch your boss a coffee

Jake Blumgart, Alternet Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:22 PM UTC 41
News AlterNet, Employment, Wealth

If you care about ethical labor standards, your clothing choices are more limited than you might think

Jake Blumgart Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 19
Working Ahead Working Ahead, AFL-CIO

Hedge funds took profits and piled on millions in debt at Hostess. They created this bankruptcy, not unions

Jake Blumgart Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 114
Working Ahead The Labor Movement, Union

An editor at large from the Nation discusses meritocracy, Occupy Wall Street and the struggle against the elite

Jake Blumgart, Jacobin Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 34
Politics Jacobin, Media

For the most part, employees can get fired for anything from wearing the wrong color shirt to having an affair

Jake Blumgart, Alternet Thursday, Apr 5, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 102
Politics AlterNet, The Labor Movement

Federal regulators of workplace safety still have their hands tied by industry

Jake Blumgart Friday, Mar 2, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
News Government, OSHA