Wages
Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle
January 12, 2011What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?
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Living wage advocate: laws have positive impact
December 22, 2010If you walk into Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) next year, you won't find a McDonald's. They refused to pay their workers a living wage, and dropped out of the bidding for a restaurant concession at...
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Pay freeze saves peanuts, AFGE leader charges
November 30, 2010Labor and its allies have come out swinging against President Obama's call for a two-year pay freeze for federal workers.
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Obama aide sees unionization as fix for economy
November 5, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI) - Legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act, which promotes collective bargaining, would help pull the U.S. out of its economic hole, a top White House official says.
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Capitalism sucks, unless you are very very rich
October 27, 2010Capitalism was good to the 74 wealthiest Americans whose pay was five times bigger than the previous year, while most working-class people were catching hell in the Great Recession.
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