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April 15, 2024

Today in 1955
The first McDonald'srestaurant opens, in Des Plaines, Ill., setting the stage years later for sociologist Amitai Etzioni to coin the term "McJob," As defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, a McJob is an "unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, especially one created by the expansion of the service sector." 
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Government Can Help Put People Back to Work
Posted On: May 24, 2017
May 24, 2017  | JOBS | The American workplace is undergoing substantial change. Increasingly, employers are less interested in hiring full-time employees. Instead, they want to use what they call contractors, whether the title is accurate or not. While unemployment is low, the quality and pay for many of these newer jobs is dubious at best. There is a realization that steps need to be taken if hardworking Americans are going to be able to support themselves in the years to come. A new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP) calls for the creation of a “Marshall Plan for America, one that would challenge the effects of reduced bargaining power, globalization and changes in technology to ensure workers can succeed in the 21st century… teamster.org
 
 
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