Wages
Houston incomes lag (audio)
July 18, 2013Job creation doesn't mean the end of hard times for many Houston area families.
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McDonald’s to workers: Get a second job and go without heat
July 17, 2013McDonald's aims to "help" its workers who make, on average, $8.25 per hour - not by raising their salaries, but by telling them how to budget their income.
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Workers strike as D.C. city council defies Walmart on wages
July 15, 2013The actions reflect rising activism nationwide, as one-day strikes have hit not just fast food eateries and retailers, but Walmart and its oppressive unhealthy warehouses.
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Davis-Bacon foes try new ploy: Change wage base
July 3, 2013Workers' foes are trying a new tack: Change the wage base, to make the wages as low as possible.
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Striking rapid transit, city workers rally in Oakland, Calif.
July 2, 2013Striking Bay Area Rapid Transit workers and Oakland city workers protested what they said were management's refusal to increase wages and demands for givebacks, despite rising revenues.
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