Strike spotlights fast-food wages
On May 10, some of the lowest-paid, least-respected workers in Metro Detroit stood up for themselves by going on strike.
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The real Cesar Chavez Day
Google went with “Cesar Chavez Day” – and supposedly forgot about Easter.
Workers left behind in economic gains
Income inequality didn’t just start in the last decade. It’s been growing for the last 40 years. Worker productivity has steadily risen over that time frame, but workers wages have not risen at all. In other words, employers have squeezed more work out of their employees but haven’t shared the gains with them at all. … Continue Reading →