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Suggest imposing wage caps on a few hundred highly paid executives, and you get plenty of attention. Highlight the federal law that imposes wage caps on over 8 million mostly middle-class workers, and you'll probably be ignored.

(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Bidens administration is hijacked by the "radical left" and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in

(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Bidens administration is hijacked by the "radical left" and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in

(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Biden's administration is hijacked by the "radical left" and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in the GOP response to the president's State of the Union address.

The May employment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a glimmer of sunlight in the recession's stormy clouds. The establishment survey reported job losses of only 345,000 in May, which is the lowest level of job reductions since October 2008. The lower job loss estimate confirmed the lower-than-expected unemployment claims data reported earlier this week. The household survey increased the unemployment rate to 9.4 percent, the highest since the peak of the 1981-82 re...

Arkansas Democrats proposing bill to increase teacher pay

Congress should lift the ceiling on workers’ pay immediately.

Vance brings up the raise act. i hadnt heard him mention that before. his three part plan for the border. he has been talking about since january. so it was interesting to hear that come back up. it was interesting to hear tim ryan talk about issue 1 that has to do with whether or not judges have to consider the amount of cash when they set bail. they can already think about public safety when they set terms. but they dont get to use public safety to determine the cash amount. so, that was inter...

Federal law caps the wages of over 8 million middle class workers. Union contracts set both a wage floor and a wage ceiling--unionized employers may not give productive workers pay raises outside the collectively bargained contract. Unions usually insist on seniority-based pay and rarely allow employers to reward hard-working individuals. No matter how hard most union members work, they cannot earn higher wages than specified by their contracts.

Nurses in four cities will rally this week to press for improved conditions and a new union contract to help with recruitment and retention.