Wages
Even Nixon funded jobs programs, why can’t we do it today?
August 28, 2018Pundits are optimistic that struggling young people will be able to get jobs. What’s less clear is whether those jobs will pay living wages.
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Court gives low-paid Alabama workers a win for higher pay
August 2, 2018“The federal appeals court’s decision today affirmed state lawmakers discriminated against the city’s predominantly black workforce in stealing away their minimum wage increase."
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Marriott, world’s biggest hotel chain, underpays workers
July 9, 2018Thousands of Marriott workers organized demonstrations in San Francisco, Oakland, Honolulu, Boston, San Diego, Seattle, Philadelphia and San Jose.
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Lawmakers demand AT&T end call center cuts, settle with Communications Workers
July 5, 2018“The time is now for AT&T to follow through on its tax bill promises to create good, family-supporting U.S. jobs and invest in workers."
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Corporate wage theft is on the rise
July 2, 2018Grand Theft Paycheck, a landmark new study from Good Jobs First and the Jobs with Justice Education Fund, examines over 1,200 lawsuits against wage theft that groups of workers have won since 2000. Employers in these...
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