Wages
Where is justice in cutting food stamps?
September 19, 2013Of those receiving government help in the form of food stamps or the SNAP program, 76 percent are children, disabled, or elderly.
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Sub-minimum wage Internet employer loses round one in federal court
September 19, 2013Some Internet companies misclassify their workers as "independent contractors," thereby paying them far less than the federal minimum wage.
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Video: Flash mob steps for justice at N.C. Walmart
September 13, 2013RALEIGH, N.C. - As Walmart workers petition managers, Sept. 5, to reinstate employees who have been unfairly treated a flash mob breaks out in a local store here.
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Labor Secretary Perez vows to grow middle class, “so help me God”
September 13, 2013LOS ANGELES (PAI)-New Labor Secretary Tom Perez virtually threw away his script at the AFL-CIO Convention here, with a stem-winder speech, pledging worker protections, promising labor and the administration would do it together and with several...
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Fast-food workers meet labor movement: a super-sized duo
September 12, 2013There is an emerging nationwide movement of low-wage fast-food workers who have begun to set the tone regarding the federal minimum wage, fast-food workers' rights and the future of service sector work generally.
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