22 raises, by 12 presidents, but how much in your pocket?
Labor
Crippling Blow for Labor Union at Volkswagen Plant
United Autoworkers fail to organize union-friendly Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
Strippers Are Winning the Fight For a Minimum Wage
An Atlanta strip club is being sued by dancers who say they were denied minimum wage and overtime pay, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Three dancers are looking to include their roughly 250 …
Why Today’s Miserable Job Numbers Are Probably Wrong
A revision is likely coming
Good News for the Economy as 2014 Begins
Unemployment, manufacturing and construction figures all point to economic growth
Why Boeing is Going to War With Its Employees
Unlike a lot of businesses, Boeing’s commercial jet division knows what the future will bring. Its order book is stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey, as the next version of the workhorse 737 rolls on and production of the 787 …
Can Employee-Owned Companies Reboot the Economy?
The American worker isn’t doing so well. The median wage earner’s pay hasn’t grown in years, while most economic growth is being captured only by the already wealthy. While these problems are well-documented, finding a solution …
Foroohar: Washington Dysfunction Is Hurting GDP Growth
It’s also cost the country an additional 2 million jobs
Jobless Claims Up Slightly, But Backlog May Be Hiding Improvements
The number of Americans applying for initial jobless benefits increased less than expected last week, offering an encouraging if still muddled sign that gradual growth in employment is continuing, Bloomberg News reports.
The slight uptick in claims was likely made worse by a backlog of applications in California and Nevada, which both …
5 Myths About Living Wage Laws
Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is uncomfortably nestled between a rock and a hard place. Last Friday, the D.C. council sent a bill (The Large Retailer Accountability Act of 2013) to the mayor’s desk that would require large retailers like Walmart and Target to pay its workers a “living wage” of $12.50 per hour — significantly higher …
This Labor Day, Much of America Will Be . . . Laboring
Will you be barbecuing this Labor Day, or slaving away at the office? According to new survey data from Bloomberg BNA and Beyond.com, many Americans will have the somewhat ironic pleasure of laboring on the day that’s meant to commemorate the “social and economic achievements of the American worker.”
Bloomberg BNA data shows that 39 …
Fast Food Strikes Go Viral: Workers Expected to Protest Low Wages in 35 Cities Thursday
A growing movement among fast food workers to demand higher wages is expected to gain momentum this Thursday as strikes and protests against the country’s biggest restaurant chains spread to the South and the West Coast.
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