NewsweekUnited States Kyrsten Sinema wears "F*** Off" ring after controversial $15 minimum wage vote Newsweek - James Walker Democratic Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema posted a photo of herself brandishing a ring that read "F*** Off" a little over a month after she voted …
Footwear NewsSalaries & Wages Twisted X Is Raising Its Minimum Wage Footwear News - Samantha McDonald Twisted X Global Brands is raising the minimum wage for its employees. The footwear group announced today that it has increased its starting pay for …
Conservative View Biden's Commission Will Make Sure Court-Packing Goes Nowhere newsmax.com - Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg Opinion By appointing a commission to study changes to the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden has alarmed the opponents of court-packing while disappointing …
Liberal View How the Powerless Win Power prospect.org - Michelle Chen This article is part of our series The Alt-Labor Chronicles: America’s Worker Centers. When 19-year-old José Obeth Santiz Cruz arrived in Franklin …
Salaries & Wages Minimum Wage Hike Could Worsen Food Insecurity | City Journal city-journal.org - Craig Gundersen is an ACES Distinguished Professor in the department of agricultural and consumer economics at the University of Illinois. The USDA categorized 35 million Americans as food insecure, or having “limited or uncertain access to adequate food,” in 2019—a number that will rise …
Salaries & Wages Hundreds with disabilities earn below SC’s minimum wage. That practice could end thestate.com - Maayan Schechter Hundreds of South Carolinians who live with intellectual and physical disabilities are earning well below South Carolina’s minimum wage, which …
Tipping America's minimum wage debate is at a tipping point. Here's what's at stake sfchronicle.com - Téa Francesca Price On this episode of the Extra Spicy podcast, find out the origin of America’s tipping culture and its links to the minimum wage debate. Plus: what’s …
Blake Shelton Blake Shelton Revisits His 2001 Debut Single 'Austin' at the 2021 ACM Awards billboard.com - Carl Lamarre On Sunday night (April 18), Blake Shelton turned back the hands of time and revisited a classic from his acclaimed catalog. Not only did he perform …
Avatar Australia NewsUberEATS Uber Eats rider died riding e-bike not approved for use in NSW, company confirms verified_publisher Australia News - Naaman ZhouThe general manager of Uber Eats in Australia has confirmed that a rider who died while working for the company last year was using an unauthorised e-bike, and another was using an unapproved helmet. also...
Ramadan It no longer feels nor smells like Ramadan in Beirut gulfnews.com - Sami Moubayed, Special to Gulf News Ramadan is usually a festive season, welcomed by Muslims on all four corners of the globe. This year, however, it cast a long dark shadow over the …
Salaries & Wages Rein in Pa. legislative per diems phillytrib.com - York Dispatch For a gang that could hardly be more flinty when discussion turns to raising the state’s paltry minimum wage, Pennsylvania’s state lawmakers have few …
U.S. Politics ‘Divisive’: How Corporate Media Dismiss Ideas Unpopular With Elites fair.org - Alan MacLeod “The idea of Medicare for All is immensely contentious,” says the New York Times (3/18/19). New York Times columnist Paul Krugman (Twitter, 12/29/20) …
Kyrsten Sinema Controversial Democrat sparks backlash after wearing 'f**k off' ring verified_publisherindy100.com - Sandra Salathe Kyrsten Sinema sparks backlash after wearing ‘f**k off’ ring Monday 19 April 2021 14:45 She caused a stir with a casual thumbs-down when voting against …
Alabama Birmingham has a homicide problem. Here’s what the mayor says needs to be done al.com - Ramsey Archibald Four hundred forty-six. That’s how many people were killed in Birmingham over the last four years - 446 people with friends and families, hopes and …
The Washington PostJohn Cornyn Republicans play a shell game with bipartisanship verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By James DownieWhen “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace welcomed Sens. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) to the program Sunday, he shared an unusual bit of context. “Senator Coons, you and I were...
Salaries & WagesCEO Who Was Criticized By Fox News For Cutting His Salary In Order To Have A $70K Minimum Wage For His Employees Celebrates... boredpanda.com - Jonas Grinevičius, Ilona Baliūnaitė If you want roaring success, you can’t afford to think and act like your peers. And entrepreneur Dan Price proved that. Having raised his employees’ …
Liberal View Ryan Cooper: "unproductive firms would not be able to stay afloat by underpaying their workers." dailykos.com - zman1527 There is a great article by Ryan Cooper over at “The Week”: The fake innovation of gig companies . His writing mostly focuses on the false narrative …
Conservative View Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Lights Up The Internet After Sharing Photo Featuring ‘F*ck Off’ Ring verified_publisherdailycaller.com - Lauryn Overhultz Democratic Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema lit up the internet Sunday when she shared a photo of herself apparently sipping on sangria and wearing a ring …
The TelegraphUber Uber boss claims court defeat will help win driver race The Telegraph - By Hannah BolandJamie Heywood believes ruling forcing the ride-hailing app to treat drivers as employees could help it lure back workers as the UK reopens Jamie Heywood does not look like a man who would square up to...
Darden Restaurants One Fair Wage sues Olive Garden parent over tipping policy restaurantdive.com - Julie Littman Dive Brief:• One Fair Wage, a national nonprofit organization, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Darden Restaurants arguing the company's cash wage …
Louisiana Politics Troy Carter has faced uphill road in Senate but has had some success theadvocate.com - Tyler Bridges During his five years in the state Senate, Troy Carter has repeatedly pushed major Democratic initiatives that have failed in the …
Salaries & Wages Are minimum wage rises passed on to customers, as business groups claim? stuff.co.nz - MELANIE CARROLL The minimum wage rise on April 1 was the “last straw” for Dunedin cafe owner and academic Paula O’Kane, who has just increased prices for the first …
Personal Finance Ten million face hip pocket hit without budget tax cut theage.com.au - Shane Wright, David Crowe The end of the offset will also increase the effective marginal tax rate for those on $40,000 a year, just above the minimum wage, from 18.5 per cent …
Business InsiderMcDonald'sA labor shortage is forcing chains like Subway and Dunkin' to cut hours, close dining rooms, and push employees to work than... verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Kate TaylorAs COVID-19 cases decline and safety restriction loosen, fast-food chains are looking to return to business as usual. There is just one problem — they cannot find enough workers. "We are struggling to...
QuartzUber Uber drivers in Africa are taking notes from their triumphant British peers verified_publisherQuartz - Michelle ChengUber is being forced in some countries to provide more employment benefits through court actions and in order to ease tensions with workers and regulators—and drivers in South Africa and Nigeria are taking...
MarketWatchU.S. House of Representatives‘We’re still blazing the trail’: Joe Biden wants to create millions of infrastructure jobs — but will his plan help women... verified_publisherMarketWatch - Elisabeth Buchwald In 1980 Lauren Sugerman was hired as an elevator constructor at Westinghouse Elevator Company primarily because she was a woman, she said. Even though …
Salaries & Wages I am working regular hours during Ramadan. Do I get paid overtime? gulfnews.com - Huda Tabrez Staying back to work late during Ramadan? Find out if you are entitled to overtime pay. Does the reduced working hour apply to all employees, whether …
Living Wage Letter: Direct-support professionals need a living wage stltoday.com Regarding “‘A decent paycheck’: St. Louis nursing home workers protest for $15 minimum wage, health protections” (March 18): My adult daughter …
U.S. Politics Biden confronts decades of union decline in bid to boost wages unionleader.com - By Steve Matthews and Payne Lubbers Bloomberg News President Joe Biden’s strategy of bolstering labor unions as a way to enhance American workers’ pay is running up against a half-century of setbacks …
The FocusSalaries & Wages How much is Mike Rowe worth? TV host causes controversy with minimum wage take The Focus - www.thefocus.news How much is Mike Rowe worth? TV host causes controversy with minimum wage take Leigh McManusApril 17, 2021 How much is Mike Rowe worth? President Joe …
