PA City Defies Court Order; Reduces Police Officers, Firefighters’ Pay To...
Ignoring a federal judge’s injunction, Scranton, Pennsylvania moved ahead with its plan to reduce the pay of city workers to the federal minimum wage starting Friday. Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty...
View ArticleOne In Four American Workers Will Be In Low-Wage Jobs For The Next Decade
The share of the economy made up by low-wage jobs has grown since the Great Recession, and according to one new study, it won’t shrink in the future even as the economy continues to recover. The...
View ArticleSTUDY: Raising The Minimum Wage Especially Benefits Women
A group of House Democrats are seeking to increase the minimum wage to $9.80 per hour in order to help shrink the ever-increasing gap between the wealthiest Americans and struggling workers. This...
View ArticleJobless Workers Will Lose $400 In Yearly Unemployment Insurance Thanks To...
Sequestration, the automatic spending cuts that loom at the end of the month, will have widespread and devastating effects on the American economy, reducing growth by 0.6 percent and costing it...
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