Labor
CEO pay continues to spin out of control
June 13, 2014Could we see a new movement to leverage the power of the public purse against the corporate pay policies that do so much to leave us more unequal?
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San Franciscans to vote on $15 city minimum wage
June 13, 2014San Franciscans will vote this November on whether to gradually increase the city-wide minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Walmart’s treatment of workers hurting its bottom line
June 13, 2014Last week, Walmart reported falling sales for five consecutive quarters and the company reported losing up to $3 billion a year because of stocking problems.
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Report: Privatizing public service jobs a disaster
June 12, 2014The workers are still part-timers, and their compensation is still far from the level that New Haven school custodians enjoyed before the privatization hit.
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Houston teachers expose problems with ‘teach to the test’
June 12, 2014Now a new lawsuit, filed in federal court in Houston by the AFT's affiliate there, exposes just how pernicious the problems are.
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