The clash has consequences beyond New York, going to the heart of a national debate likely to dominate the 2020 election: What is the best way to spread prosperity? Source: NYT > Business – PATRICIA COHEN
‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union
A reporter for the site estimates the effort has the support of “90 percent” of eligible employees. The BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti has spoken against the idea. Source: NYT > Business
Instacart Reverses Tipping Policy After an Uproar Among Workers
The delivery start-up will retroactively pay shoppers whose tips were included in guaranteed minimum amounts. Source: NYT > Business
Workers’ Activism Rises as China’s Economy Slows. Xi Aims to Rein Them In.
Small-scale protests underscore the challenges that the slowdown poses to China’s top leader, who has aggressively promoted the “Chinese dream” of greater wealth and a fairer society. Source: NYT > Business
Instacart Reverses Tipping Policy After an Uproar Among Workers
The delivery start-up will retroactively pay shoppers whose tips were included in guaranteed minimum amounts. Source: NYT > Business
The Shift: Instacart and DoorDash’s Tip Policies Are Delivering Outrage
The delivery companies are under fire from critics who say the companies are taking advantage of their workers with deceptive tipping policies. Source: NYT > Business