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Missouri activists, unions say yes to cost-of-living
February 24, 2011Missouri labor activists and leaders note that voters across the state overwhelmingly support increasing the minimum wage, which would benefit everyone.
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The greatest recovery?
February 23, 2011Corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front - eliminating employees, repressing wages, withholding investment and shirking federal taxes.
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Illinois bill aims to raise the minimum wage
February 14, 2011The current minimum wage at $8.25, which went into effect in July, would be boosted by 50 cents plus the rate of inflation annually until it reaches the historic $10.
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Locked out workers give traditional posada new twist
December 20, 2010Re-enacting the Biblical story of Mary and Joseph was apt, because like the religious heroes, 57 janitors, cooks and other support workers have been locked out.
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Obama Labor Dept. acts against wage and benefit theft
December 15, 2010The Department of Labor took action this week to recover almost $1 million in back wages for construction workers in New York and forced a Georgia company to pay restitution for improper investment of union pension...
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