Wages
Trump housekeepers demand respect too
October 19, 2016Hundreds of housekeepers, servers and cooks from the Trump Hotel here feel the sting of Trump’s disrespect every day.
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Panel: Discrimination, attacks on workers cause wage gap
September 30, 2016Discrimination and repression of rights are factors in the wage gap between white and African-American workers.
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The fight for 15: Hold on, Baltimore’s coming!
August 31, 2016Maryland may not see $15 for quite some time. But Baltimore Fight for $15 activists aren't waiting.
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Exuberant after court win, Minnesota $15 campaign charts course to victory
August 24, 2016More than 100,000 Minneapolis workers - many of them women and people of color - would benefit from the $15 wage.
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Economist: Guaranteed living-wage jobs best way to address inequality
August 19, 2016Noted African-American economics professor Darrick Hamilton is proposing federally-guaranteed jobs, at living wages, for everyone.
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