What to tip for labor this holiday? We asked.

The holidays are fast approaching and we all know what that means. Get the decorations out of the garage; decide on your annual holiday gift-giving budget and feel anxious about what to give your favorite provider. Is it cash, a gift certificate, a sweater? What amount of money or kind of gift? Take a deep [...]

The Rinse Cycle and Leather Pants

At Laborfair, our goal is to connect people looking to hire household or personal help with those looking for work in a fair, trusted, and responsible way. We don’t believe the world needs more employment agencies but we know finding good quality responsive providers isn’t always easy. People, well, they are not products, they don’t [...]

NY Childcare Providers Join with Teachers Union

Wow, today a blog I frequent reported that 28,000 childcare providers in New York have joined with the United Federation of Teachers, a union, to help secure more of an economic and political voice for themselves through collective bargaining. A partnership between ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) and UFT shows one of [...]