James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is. 030
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 16/11/2025What Even Is a ‘Good’ Job? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Even Is a ‘Good’ Job? 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Mamdani's property tax challenge: The new mayor should fix the long-standing unfair mess @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/16/m...nydailynews.comMamdani’s property tax challenge: The new mayor should fix the long-standing unfair messIf the new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, can solve New York City’s unfair property tax puzzle, a nonsensical crazy quilt of assessments and rates that puts an extra burden on the less well off, it w… 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025New York City Has the Power to Bring Down Grocery Prices. All Cities Do. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...nytimes.comOpinion | New York City Has the Power to Bring Down Grocery Prices. All Cities Do. 010
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025prismreports.org/2025/04/16/r...prismreports.orgUber and Lyft drivers banned from Nashville airport after protestAfter the Feb. 14 caravan to support a state rideshare bill, 34 drivers received messages that they were banned from airport pickups 010
Reposted by James A. ParrottThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/03/2025President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening abolishing union rights at more than two dozen federal agencies and offices, in a major expansion of the administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government.washingtonpost.comTrump administration moves to end union rights at many federal agenciesThe White House cited national security concerns for an executive order that represents a major expansion of its efforts to shrink the government. 7713374
Reposted by James A. ParrottJulia Coronado @jc-econ.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Pretty striking that the Conference Board expectations sub index is now just below pandemic lows that occurred at the peak of inflation & Michigan is just above--consumers seem scarred & anticipating bad news, pandemic PTSD + fall of democracy are not good for the economy! 427840
Reposted by James A. ParrottThe National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) @nclej.bsky.social · 18/03/2025@jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social: “Our Albany leaders should face up to the need for real financing reform that will deliver trust fund solvency and benefit adequacy while providing small business relief and UI tax fairness.”nydailynews.comN.Y.’s $6 billion unemployment messGov. Hochul’s FY 2026 Executive Budget proposes to use $165 million of taxpayer dollars to pay interest payments that employers would otherwise pay this year for the New York State Unemployment Ins… 011
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/17/n... Governor Hochul's solution is not even a band-aid. The Assembly's is not any better.nydailynews.comN.Y.’s $6 billion unemployment messGov. Hochul’s FY 2026 Executive Budget proposes to use $165 million of taxpayer dollars to pay interest payments that employers would otherwise pay this year for the New York State Unemployment Ins… 010
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 26/02/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/n...nytimes.comDoorDash to Pay $16.8 Million to Workers for Pocketing Their TipsThe payments, part of a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office over a practice that ended in 2019, will return as much as $14,000 to some workers. 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/07/h...thecity.nycAs Hochul and Adams Double Down on Business Tax Breaks, Some Lawmakers Push BackIncentives for the entertainment and real estate industry come under renewed scrutiny in Albany, as critics call them a waste of money. 010
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/04/u...nydailynews.comUber & Lyft put the brakes on driversThe city Taxi and Limousine Commission will hold a hearing on Feb. 5 to consider proposals that would raise pay for Uber and Lyft drivers and deal with the egregious company practice of “locking ou… 010
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 02/02/2025www.wired.com/story/life-s...wired.comThe Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already DoneClinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only tempor... 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comUber, Lyft Face Antitrust Probe Over NYC Driver Pay DealThe US Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. illegally coordinated to limit driver pay in New York City, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News. 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 16/01/2025comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/u...comptroller.nyc.gov 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Our Government Stopped Enforcing Robinson-Patman and Destroyed CommunitiesThe Federal Trade Commission’s decision to stop enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act is killing grocery stores in low-income communities. 000
Reposted by James A. ParrottTerri Gerstein @terrigerstein.bsky.social · 09/01/2025So many devastating stories will emerge from the LA fires. For the labor/workers' rights community, here's something to do right away to help: Nicole Moore of Rideshare Drivers United has lost her house. I just donated. Thanks to @veenadubal.bsky.social for raising attention. gofund.me/9419e2e4gofund.meDonate to Nicole Moore and Her Family Need Your Help, organized by Anonymous AccountNicole Moore is the president of Rideshare Drivers United--one of her sev… Anonymous Account needs your support for Nicole Moore and Her Family Need Your Help 154
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/n...nytimes.comHochul Seeks to Limit Private-Equity Ownership of Homes in New YorkWidespread purchases of single-family homes by institutional investors may be contributing to soaring housing prices and low vacancy rates across the country. 010
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Unlikely bedfellows: How platform companies shortchange porn performers and ride-hailing drivers alike theconversation.com/unlikely-bed...theconversation.comUnlikely bedfellows: How platform companies shortchange porn performers and ride-hailing drivers alikeThe porn and ride-hailing industries both attract workers seeking autonomy. Neither fully delivers. 000
James A. Parrott @jamesparrottnyc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025FTC, New York Attorney General Take Action Against Handy Technologies for Deceiving Workers About Potential Earnings www.ftc.gov/news-events/...ftc.govFTC, New York Attorney General Take Action Against Handy Technologies for Deceiving Workers About Potential EarningsThe Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies 000
Reposted by James A. ParrottDarrick Hamilton @darrickhamilton.bsky.social · 23/12/2024What solemn honor to have an opportunity to contribute intellectual insight to the labor movement and ultimately justice. @LizShuler’s leadership and vote of confidence makes me proud and grateful. Onward! 1224
