Labor
Building Trades cheer new Davis-Bacon rules: Higher pay, tougher enforcement
August 10, 2023New regulations will mean higher pay for construction workers, especially in rural areas.
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Corporate greed on steroids: Hedge fund chief earned $253M last year
August 10, 2023The minimum wage earned by many millions is $7.50 per hour while Steve Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Holdings, pocketed a quarter billion dollars in salary.
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Google subcontractor fires 66% of staff for unionizing
August 9, 2023One more indication of how much Silicon Valley bosses hate workers who stand up for themselves.
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New law gives 640K Illinois ‘permatemp’ workers a massive raise
August 8, 2023Law also bans the use of scabs.
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Sanders unveils $17 federal minimum wage bill
August 8, 2023He insists 28 million Americans need a raise and that the “tipped minimum wage” must be eliminated.
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