Wages
Senate splits 50-50 on hiking minimum wage
February 9, 2021With Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, the wage hike stays in the budget blueprint.
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Corporate thieves: Amazon stole $62 million of tips from delivery drivers
February 3, 2021The theft of the tips went on during a period that Jeff Bezos solidified his position as perhaps the richest man in the world.
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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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