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In Palm Beach, farmworkers are ramping up pressure on Wendy’s to ensure worker protections

Work Life

” [Photo: Coalition of Immokalee Workers] The Fair Food Program has changed these dynamics on many farms, according to Rodriguez and other workers. The Fair Food Program was formally launched in 2011, after the coalition managed to come to an agreement with tomato growers in Florida.

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Washington D.C.’s Proposed Child Care Cuts Set a Terrible Precedent

Work Life

Solving for staffing shortages and low pay Staffing struggles are a consequence of the fact child care workers – who are disproportionately women of color – are endemically underpaid across the country. Thus, policymakers can fight over exact funding amounts, but they cannot eliminate school funding altogether.

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Embracing Holacracy: Fostering Autonomy and Collaboration in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

What are some problems and possible downsides of holacracy in the workplace, and how can organizations prepare for them? It embraces self-governance while integrating into the hierarchical structure of the organization. During the change to a holacracy, there should be ongoing help for any questions or problems that come up.

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Legendary Entrepreneur Naveen Jain Wants Nothing More Than to Change the Way Humanity Lives

Success

Or maybe, looking at all your data, the artificial intelligence has already sent a prescription to a pharmacy and the medication is on the way to your home before you even realize there’s a problem, much less go to a doctor. Now it’s down to $10 or $15—and if he had his way, governments would pay for it as a part of a social infrastructure.

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The Connection Cure: An Interview with Julia Hotz

Mad in America

After studying Sociology at the University of Cambridge, she joined the Solutions Journalism Network, where she helps other journalists rigorously report on what’s working to solve today’s biggest problems. But it’s also about access to food, safe and reliable transportation, and other basic resources.

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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

Workplace Insight

What our research tells us is that skills such as conflict resolution, leadership, communication, and problem solving are the skills that are missing. It is crucial that the Government funds these new childcare provisions at rates that are sustainable for the early years sector, allowing them to meet increased demand.

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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Mad in America, the Biopsychosocial Model, and Psychiatric History

Mad in America

I would like to know why you think we’ve not seen a multidisciplinary approach to solving the problem of so-called mental illness. They can’t provide a drug that provides food, nutrition, exercise, and socialization. It is, though, largely funded by the government. Moore: This question is from Lynn.