Page 7 - Worker Pay News Today

The cost of providing it. >> the worker making $15 an hour and typical employer coverage cost 15 or $16,000. >> and that will be too compelling for companies to not put their employees in exchanges. >> and employers can bump up worker pay in obama care. >> can you give them more and after tax they end up with the same. and they are doing the math since the law passed. >> and employers also get rid of the headache and uncertainity of providing health insurance. they are service providers and they...

We had creative lads like this man. join us on twitter, facebook, instagram and msnbc.com and tell us whats important to you. and next, waging war over worker pay. the big push to get mcdonalds to pay up. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this...

Look at the jobs. the signs of strength in the economy are clearly there, but then lets look at who is winning here. right? this low wage debate. at the same time you got people saying the economy is getting better, but most people dont feel it. you know, fast food workers say its not them. you look at corporate profits. doing fantastic. worker pay moving sideways. whats happening here? >> heres the thing. actually if worker pay was moving sideways, we would be better off because real wages now,...

There, our xttocompetitors that sharpening their pencil. it is an opportunity for the customers to do very well. some of the deals ended and the retail was fantastic. people took advantage of them. lets talk about some of the video. there are protests scheduled today for a number of stores around the country, people saying, you know, walmart should not be open, specially on thanksgiving day. protests saying worker pay. what is your response to that? >> on the thanksgiving thing, we have been o...

Are you a maker or taker? in the 1% or 99%. conservatives and liberals agree the economy is broken. first, corporate profits a surge in the economy up 114% over the past 20 years but workers dont share that trend. worker pay is down, nearly 5%. over the same period. all right. now put on your red tinted glasses for the conservative view. the conservative tax foundation said the rich are subsidizing the poor. if you make $17,000 a year or less, for every dollar you pay in taxes, you get back $8.1...

And 60s. >> casey wian reporting live this morning. after record highs on friday, investors are wondering how much higher the markets can go. christine romans, do you know is this. >> ive been asking this question for a year and every time i worry they cant go any higher, they do. corporate profits are at record highs. so are stocks. worker pay is flat. so keep that in mind. but if you have a 401(k) or i.r.a., youre feeling the corporate enthusiasm. take a look at where stocks have been. just ...

Particularly the drug war. he has limited u.s. intelligence sharing between the united states and mexico. so that has given some in the united states pause. u.s. officials yesterday, i should tell you, tried to tamp down concerns about that. but one of the questions is, to what extent will mexico be a partner with the united states moving forward? i guarantee you that will be under discussion when president obama sits down with pena nieto this afternoon, which, of course, theyre actually doing a...

Cost." joining us now is jared bernstein, a senior fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities. good afternoon, jared. >> good afternoon, martin. >> and the only reason we know about these numbers is because "bloomberg" did the math. ceos are trying to keep this figure, ceo to worker pay, theyre trying to keep it secret, arent they? much like theyre trying to thwart a lot at dodd/frank. >> in fact, dodd/frank has a provision in it to make these numbers more visible so people can have a ...

Disclosure. >> dennis, what about this, 37% in the last election -- 37% of union members voted republican. over 90 percent of the dues went to democratic. >> you want to talk about union issues? lets divert to fat cat salaries. thats the business of their shareholder. when a company makes politic -- may i speak? >> well give you a chance, rick. >> it doesnt dock worker pay. when a union make worker contributions it comes from worker pay. well collect dews and push for benefits and for our politi...

Union labor so their children can have a future, too. >> wisconsin is not the only state looking to close budget shortfalls by cutting back on the power of unions. wisconsins bill would eliminate the right of unions to have dos deducted from worker pay checks and require annual votes to maintain certification. well, ohio has a nearly identical measure going through its state legislature. hundreds of teachers held a street protest in cincinnati this weekend. the state has an $8 billion deficit. n...