Feb 7, 2017

The men and women who unload shipping containers at Wal-Mart warehouses are provided by trucking company Schneider National’s logistics operation, which in turn subcontracts with temporary-staffing agencies. Pfizer used temporary contractors to perform the majority of its clinical drug trials last year. For companies, it saves money. For workers, the trend lowers pay and makes it hard to answer the question “Where do you work?” Steve and Sinclair have the Wall Street Journal report on this major trend that may lead to smaller and smaller 401ks for millennials and could impact the entire social security system.