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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "living wage"
Are Living Wage Campaigns Worth the Effort?
Stephanie Luce, Labor Notes. March 4, 2012.
Living wage campaigns have won raises for workers at a time when wages are stagnant. But are they really a solution the problem of poverty?
Why Don't We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About America's Struggling Working People
Bill Quigley, AlterNet. January 23, 2012.
Millions of people in the U.S. work and are still poor.
A National Living Wage Fight Finds a Battleground in NYC: 'We Aren't Here Just To Survive, We Want to Live'
Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. June 10, 2011.
The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act has garnered strong support among the city's labor and religious communities, but has run up against big-moneyed, powerful interests.
Labor Unions May Have To Abandon Obama to Beat Corporate America
Mike Elk, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.
Labor unions need to start fighting their battles in the workplace, not on Capitol Hill.
Breadline USA: Why People Are Going Hungry in the Land of Plenty
Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press. July 4, 2009.
America's poor are being priced out of a market flush with excess eatables. It's an abomination we can fix.
Wal-Mart's New Marketing Strategy Hides Dirty Practices
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. January 30, 2007.
Wal-Mart is making over its image to cater to a more affluent crowd. But behind its increasingly upscale image are the same lowbrow business tactics.