Wages
COVID behind bars: Infected prisoners work for next to nothing
February 1, 2021People's World features a report from the scene.
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Top Dems formally introduce $15 federal minimum wage bill
January 26, 2021The bill, which more than doubles the current $7.25 minimum will benefit the entire economy.
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Trump Labor Dept. plans again to rob tipped workers
December 10, 2020Trump’s Labor Department unveiled its rule on tipped workers’ wages on Thanksgiving, giving those workers sour grapes to go with their turkey, if they could afford turkey. On their wages, most can’t.
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Unions get Columbus, Ohio, city council to penalize wage theft
October 20, 2020Area unions score a big victory.
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Sugar workers in Iran striking for wages and public ownership
October 2, 2020Privatization of their company allowed embezzlement of funds.
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