Salaries & Wages Rice U. Fellow Answers Minimum Wage Debateiheart.com - Nik Rajkovic Debate over raising the federal minimum wage continues to be a hot topic heading into the 2020 election, but a Rice University professor says he may …
Liberal View Low-Wage Workers Gather to Build Power Across Sectors in the...truthout.org - Rebekah Barber Over 120 low-wage workers convened in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday, Sept. 14 for the Worker Power Summit hosted by NC Raise Up/Fight For $15. …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsMexico Mexico's Minimum Wage Under Review for Gradual Boost: AMLOBloomberg - Andrea Navarro Mexico’s minimum wage will be reviewed for a possible boost to strengthen the purchasing power of workers, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said …
The New York Timesadded this to OpinionOpinion To Raise Wages, Make Companies Compete for WorkersThe New York TimesIt’s a truism that capitalists don’t like competition — especially for workers. In recent decades, American companies have tried to limit this problem by requiring millions of employees to sign contracts
The Conversation CANew Democratic Party of Canada The NDP is MIA on bold labour proposalstheconversation.com - Adam D.K. King Many social democrats, progressives and others on the left have been approaching Canada’s federal election campaign with considerable …
Salaries & Wages 'Gold standard': Porter praises union that stripped workers of $1 billionsmh.com.au - Dana McCauley Josh Cullinan, secretary of the Retail and Fast Food Workers' Union, said it was "remarkable" that the minister would describe the SDA in glowing …
HuffPostSalaries & Wages Kamala Harris To Join Striking McDonald's Workers In IowaHuffPost - Antonia BlumbergThe California senator and Democratic 2020 hopeful plans to join the strike line as part of the Fight for $15 movement. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is expected to join McDonald’s workers in Iowa on as
CNBCadded this to GrowMinimum Wage Seattle is experimenting with a $15 minimum wage — here are the results so faracorns.com - Sam Becker The federal minimum wage, $7.25 per hour, hasn't been changed since 2009. Some workers earn as little as $2.13 per hour, plus tips. As the cost of …
Salaries & Wages Some NYC Small Businesses Sound Alarm, Say New Legislation Helping Workers Is Crushing Bottom Linecbslocal.com - CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Changes in labor standards, including hikes in the minimum wage, are supposed to help low-wage workers. But some local …
Minimum Wage Minimum wage stalemate: Civil servants set for striketribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online Workers in the public service, both in the government Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) are set for a nationwide strike over the long delay …
The Wichita Eagleadded this to The Wichita EagleLaura Kelly Jobs bill shortens the journey for low-wage workers to improve their careerskansas.com - By Dion Lefler Jobs bill shortens the journey for low-wage workers to improve their careers The road from store cashier to sheet metal mechanic was a difficult one …
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsResearch Willy Brown obituaryThe Guardian - George BainMy friend and colleague of more than 50 years, Willy Brown, who has died aged 74, was an expert in industrial relations, holding chairs in the subject at both the University of Warwick and the University
Neil Greenfieldadded this to The South African Finance & Economic MagazineBusiness (South Africa) Cosatu: Mboweni's plan for jobs will make things worse - even if it worksfin24.com - Khulekani Magubane The Congress of South African Trade Unions has slammed Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni’s economic policy paper in a submission to National Treasury …
News (South Africa) BUSINESS MAVERICK: New legislation requiring secret strike ballots is the latest in South Africa’s intra-union battlesdailymaverick.co.za - www.dailymaverick.co.za The requirement to have a secret ballot prior to establishing a legally protected strike is now law in South Africa, generating some speculation …
NPRadded this to BusinessPolitics The State Of American Labor - 1Athe1a.org Labor in the United States faces myriad challenges in 2019. For one, the market for it is slowing down. Job postings in the U.S. decreased for the …
Restaunomicsadded this to HRestaurantSalaries & Wages Workers in this Peninsula city will finally receive a higher minimum wageThe Mercury News - Maggie Angst After lagging behind its neighbors, many workers in Menlo Park will start receiving heftier paychecks in January. Menlo Park City Council has decided …
U.S. News & World ReportSalaries & Wages Low-Wage Workers to Discuss Strategies at Summit in NCU.S. News & World Report - Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — More than 100 low-wage workers plan to meet in North Carolina to develop strategies to help working people in the state and …
Malta Children’s allowance payment on Saturdaynewsbook.com.mt - Luisa Apap Children’s Allowance payments and supplementary allowance will be issued on Saturday the 14th of September. This was announced in announced by the …
Nigeria We have no intention to inflict hardship on Nigerians ― Buharitribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Federal Government would not inflict hardship on citizens, but rather keep seeking ways to ameliorate …
Nigeria NLC, NECA reject VAT increase NLC, NECA reject VAT increasetribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday rejected any increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), as it pointed out that the planned increase in VAT …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago Sun-TimesTaxes Congress, fix tax code that punishes low-wage workers, familiessuntimes.com - Letters to the Editor New data from the U.S. Census shows that 38 million Americans lived below the poverty line last year. Sadly, the federal tax code is part of the …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsCrime Suspect arrested in shooting death of Dolton mothersuntimes.com - David Struett Jason Taylor is accused of sexually assaulting the woman, in her 20s, after they met June 1 in the 500 block of Asbury Avenue in Leider Park in …
Voxadded this to IdentitiesU.S. Politics Trump wants to cut the safety net. It kept 47 million people out of poverty last year.Vox - Alexia Fernández CampbellThe US Census Bureau dropped its annual load of statistics on American poverty and income, and the data shows Americans weren’t much better off in 2018 than they were a year earlier. On the upside: 2.3
Joseph Williamsadded this to Seattle's $15/hr Minimum WageSalaries & Wages The Costs And Consequences Of $15/Hour - The UpdateSeeking Alpha - Lance Roberts In 2016, I first touched on the impacts of hiking the minimum wage. "What's the big 'hub-bub' over raising the minimum wage to $15/hr? After all, the …
Restaunomicsadded this to RestaunomicsMinimum Wage Is Your Business Ready for a $15 Minimum Wage?thestoryexchange.org Small businesses are considering their options in the face of rising minimum wage rates. Currently, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 hour. But many …
Minimum Wage WATCH: How the national minimum wage has weighed on Workforce Holdingsbusinesslive.co.za - Business Day TV WATCH: How the national minimum wage has weighed on Workforce Holdings Workforce Holdings CEO Ronny Katz talks to Business Day TV about the group’s …
New York Postadded this to NewsArkansas Arkansas city paying homeless $9.25-an-hour to collect trashNew York Post - By Natalie Musumeci Arkansas has been paying homeless people $9.25-an-hour – two bucks more than the federal minimum wage – to pick up trash around its state capital. And …
Salaries & Wages National minimum wage consultations start tomorrowjamaicaobserver.com - By Balford Henry Senior staff reporter balfordh@jamaicaobserver.com The National Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (NMWAC) will finally start consultations with stakeholders tomorrow on a new national minimum wage at …
Minimum Wage Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt and Labour to Meet On September 16allafrica.com [Vanguard] Negotiation between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on the new minimum wage has …
Home Care How home health aides could save the economytheweek.com - Livia Gershon It often feels like the financial security of millions of Americans is at the mercy of unpredictable global forces that no one can really understand …
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