Wages
$5.2 billion McDonald’s CEO has $8.25 per hour mom arrested
October 24, 2013Her treatment is one of many examples of how the gap between the rich and the poor isn't just a modern phenomenon; these days it's grown into a chasm.
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Higher state minimum wage campaign gains steam in Minnesota
October 23, 2013The drive to enact a higher state minimum wage in Minnesota has gained steam.
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Living wage or wage slavery: de Blasio vs. Lhota on the dignity of labor
October 23, 2013Joe Lhota has now come out against de Blasio's plan for a living wage to New Yorkers working at projects that are subsidized by the city.
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Fast food workers rally vs. poverty wages
October 17, 2013Fast food workers and their supporters packed a Wendy's restaurant in Oakland Oct. 15, demanding a living wage and labor rights.
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Fast food giants cost America $7 billion in McTaxes
October 16, 2013Two recently published reports shed damning light on the high cost of low wages in the fast food industry.
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