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Also, the federal minimum wage has reached its lowest point in 66 years.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Starbucks’ nationwide discrimination against workers who support unionizing its stores—with Workers United’s help—hasn’t stopped baristas at four out of five stores from voting union in landslide tallies just since May Day, including its first-ever in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Starbucks’ nationwide discrimination against workers who support unionizing its stores—with Workers United’s help—hasn’t stopped baristas at four out of five stores from voting union in landslide tallies just since May Day, including its first-ever in Florida.

In the world of small-store discount retailers, it seems that charging less for retail items doesn't necessarily translate to high-paying jobs. According to the Economic Policy Institute's Company...

Despite the outsize gains, women’s pay still lags well behind men’s

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

PolitiFacts ruling: False Herres why: President Joe Biden’s proposal for a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package calls for more than doubling the federal minimum wage, which was last raised over a decade ago. The plan has stirred up online chatter about the impact of a proposed $15-an-hour federal rate, with one conservative commentator warning that it would send prices soaring. "If you want $15 minimum wage, don’t complain when your Taco Bell order costs $38 for a burrito," said Jordan ...

There are a few bones to pick about the numbers that you chose tos 82. youre right wage growth still needs to accelerate from here an capital spending boom going on thats going to happen between now and the end of the year. ill be of 3% wage growth doesn turn into 4% by december. so the one thing i wanted to add, though, is one of the things thats been the best pieces of good news in the last year or so that you and i have talked about is that people who used to not have a job and had therefore ...