Wages
Congress has never let the minimum wage erode for this long
June 17, 2019A simple way to fix this problem once and for all would be to adopt automatic annual minimum wage adjustment.
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Lawmakers take another crack at solving multi-employer pension plan problems
June 12, 2019The Democratic-run House Education and Labor Committee approved HR397, to fix multi-employer pension plans’ problems.
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Dem lawmakers push extending overtime pay to more workers
June 12, 2019They take on Trump who has decreased the numbers eligible for extra pay for extra work.
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Pace of slowdown in employment growth is troubling
June 7, 2019As the country marks its longest expansion in history, May’s number is significantly less than April’s growth.
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Bernie Sanders at Walmart shareholders meeting: “End starvation wages”
June 5, 2019This company, owned by the wealthiest family in America, can afford $15 an hour.
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