National News You Can Use
Feb 26 2010
New York Times
Feb 26 2010
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White House is looking at a new policy that would
give an advantage in bidding on government contracts to companies that
offer a "living wage" and generous benefits.
But business groups opposing the idea maintain it would shut...
Feb 11 2010
Washington Post
Despite the recession, the restaurant industry is thriving. Many of its
workers, however, are not.
A new report from the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (...
Dec 24 2009
McClatchy Tribune News Service
The Scrooges of Wall Street were surprised a year ago by visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
The Ghost of Christmas Past took them back to 1973, when the poverty rate was the lowest on record. The Ghost showed...
The Ghost of Christmas Past took them back to 1973, when the poverty rate was the lowest on record. The Ghost showed...
Dec 21 2009
Huffington Post
It wouldn't be the holidays if we didn't have grinches. In the spirit of the season, this week we saw calls to lower the federal minimum wage (yes, you read that correctly), thinly disguised as a way to help the economy. In this time of recession...
Dec 17 2009
Huffington Post
It's entirely predictable that the right would take advantage of the recession to call for ending wage protections for American workers in the name of "job creation." That's what happened this week, when Washington Post editorial writer Charles...
Dec 16 2009
New York Times Blog
It seems that more and more Serious People (and Fox News) are rallying around the idea that if Obama really wants to create jobs, he should cut the minimum wage.
So let me repeat a point I made a number of times back when the usual...
Dec 15 2009
The Wonk Room, Think Progress
Back in July, when a scheduled increase in the minimum wage from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour was about to take place, Fox News ran a segment examining how “the hike will hurt...
Dec 14 2009
Progressive States Network
The problem of wage law violations and flat-out theft...
Nov 13 2009
Speakers include Paul Sherry, Director, Let Justice Roll.
Holly Sklar, Policy Director, Let Justice Roll.
Robert Pollin, Co-...
Holly Sklar, Policy Director, Let Justice Roll.
Robert Pollin, Co-...
