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NPR (Andrea Hsu) - Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work

Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - New Mexico Democrat voted against no tax on tips, then championed the same policy weeks later

Rep. Gabriel Vasquez opposed the Big Beautiful Bill's no-tax-on-tips provision in July, then told local outlets a month later that tipped workers "deserve to take home more of their hard-earned pay." Vasquez, a Democrat representing a competitive New Mexico district, cast his vote against the sweeping tax package that President Trump signed into law on […] The post New Mexico Democrat voted against no tax on tips, then championed the same policy weeks later appeared first on American Almanac .

Rep. Gabriel Vasquez opposed the Big Beautiful Bill's no-tax-on-tips provision in July, then told local outlets a month later that tipped workers "deserve to take home more of their hard-earned pay." Vasquez, a Democrat representing a competitive New Mexico district, cast his vote against the sweeping tax package that President Trump signed into law on July 4. Every House Democrat joined him in opposing it. By August, Vasquez was publicly calling for a permanent, expanded version of the very policy he had just helped try to block, a pivot that hands Republicans a ready-made attack line heading into a tight general election. The contradiction is straightforward. The Big Beautiful Bill included a no-tax-on-tips provision alongside Medicaid…Open

NPR (Greg Rosalsky) - Meet 'Project 2029' — and its war on the annoyance economy

Remember Project 2025? Democrats are building their own governing blueprint, and one proposal takes aim at the "annoyance economy": robocalls, endless hold times, hidden fees and other everyday frustrations.

NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - Crunchtime in the Air-Conditioning Business: Long Days and Hot Work

With Chicago and much of the country in the grips of a heat wave, air-conditioning technicians are enduring sweltering temperatures to keep systems working.

NYTIMES (Kelly Nano-Miranda and Binyamin Appelbaum) - The Hamptons’ Essential Luxury Good: Human Labor

The people who want to visit can’t function without the people who have to live there.

NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - N.Y.C. Hotel Housekeepers Will Earn Over $100,000 Under New Contract

A deal between a powerful union and an industry group substantially boosts annual pay for workers coping with New York City’s high cost of living.

ABCNEWS - WATCH: ‘Tipflation’ sparks debate over rising tipping expectations

Wendy de la Rosa, Wharton School marketing professor and behavioral science expert, co-host of TED’s “Your Money and Your Mind,” explains shifting tipping norms.

NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - N.Y.C. Doormen and Building Owners Reach an Agreement to Avert a Strike

The deal affects about 34,000 apartment building workers. The last time they had staged a walkout was in 1991.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Trump hosts 'no tax on tips' roundtable in Las Vegas

President Trump will host a roundtable event in Las Vegas highlighting his administration's "no tax on tips" law, just a day after the IRS's tax filing deadline. The law, which was part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" enacted last summer, covers more than 60 jobs, including service industry workers such as bartenders and golf caddies. Certain workers can receive the full payment for their services without being charged taxes on their income under the law, with exceptions. Trump on Monday received a McDonald’s delivery to the Oval Office to promote the law. "The reason for this is the fact that I heard you picked up an extra $11,000 … because the tax bill was so big, the refund was the biggest you’ve ever had,” Trump told the…

AMERICANGREATNESS (Liz Sheld) - Morning Greatness: Trump DoorDashes McDonald’s to Oval Office to Promote ‘No Tax on Tips’

Good Tuesday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in […] Source