workers
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The hukou system emerged in the late 1950s to keep rural workers in place, in an attempt to stop cities from being flooded by poor rural migrants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Still, workers clearly have some time before AI relegates them to the permanent underclass.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
We need to reverse the long-term decline in the power of unions and give workers a say in what’s happening in their workplaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Roughly 117,000 workers have been laid off so far this year at 164 tech companies, according to Layoffs.fyi, while close to 125,000 employees at 275 companies lost their jobs in 2025.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
There are doctors, teachers, grocery clerks, construction workers, a trucker, moms, dads, grandparents, and dog, cat, fish, and hamster owners.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
