Wages
McDonald’s tells workers to sell their Christmas gifts for cash
November 20, 2013McDonald's won't stop dolling out bizarre "advice" for their employees, including a set of "tips" ranging from stress management techniques to how to get a quick buck.
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Walmart seeks food donations for its workers
November 20, 2013"How about paying workers more than $7.25 an hour?'" asked Terrie Napolitano, a Lodi, New Jersey resident who shops at several Walmarts in her area.
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Today in labor history: Employee time clock invented
November 20, 2013On this day in 1888, the employee time clock was invented by Willard Bundy, a jeweler in Auburn, N.Y. Bundy's brother Harlow started mass producing them a year later.
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Plans to make Black Friday biggest worker mobilization ever
November 19, 2013Walmart workers, the nation's labor leaders, and community leaders from all across the U.S. announced plans to turn the busiest holiday shopping day of the year into one of the largest mobilizations of workers in U.S....
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U.S. to prosecute Walmart for violation of workers’ rights
November 18, 2013The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel is issuing a decision today to prosecute Walmart for its widespread violations of its workers' rights.
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