On April 15, 2025, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the Gig Is Up Act, which would push companies to treat gig workers fairly. The bill would require companies with at least $100 million in revenues, and that employ at least 10,000 independent contractors, to pay for both the employer’s and the worker’s payroll tax contributions to Social… Read More Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Introduces Gig is Up Act to End Exploitation of Gig Workers

by June Zaccone Source: This cartoon accompanies the text in Save Social Security from Its ‘Saviors‘, 7/2/2022 by Stephanie Kelton Editors’ Note: Recognizing the critical importance of employment and wages to the availability and level of retirement and disability benefits, the National Jobs for All Network has maintained an intense interest in Social Security since its founding.… Read More The Truth About Social Security “Reform”

By Ben Veghte, Income Security Research Associate, and Virginia P. Reno, Vice President for Income Security, National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), Posted May 24, 2010, Cross-posted from SpotlightOnPoverty.org As the deficit commission considers ways to reform the federal budget, it’s worth taking a moment to look at the sometimes underestimated functions of Social Security. By providing… Read More Social Security Is an Anti-Poverty Program