Wages

Big Media: Screw the Auto Workers

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Uaw, Big Three Automakers, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Economy, Working Life, Wages, Economic Crisis, Cars, Ford, Automakers, Labor, Bailout, General Motors, Alan Reuther, Ron Gettelfinger, Detroit, Unions, Auto Industry, Business News
Jonathan Tasini

Memo to the media: you want to see the auto industry go down? Fine. But, at least try to give the facts about the cuts, concessions and job losses that workers have taken on in a bid to save their livelihoods.

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It's Bozo The Clown's Fault, Not The "Free Market"

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Robert Rubin, Wages, Class Warfare, American Dream, Pensions, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Bozo the Clown, Financial Crisis, Business News
Jonathan Tasini

The current president's pronouncements that the "free market" isn't at fault for the financial meltdown led me to dig deep, investigate and discover the real culprit: Bozo The Clown.

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Workers: The Backbone and the Brains of Today's Economy!

Thomas Kochan | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Labor Policy, Economic Policy, The Modern Workforce, Economy, Wages, Workers, Politics News

One unanticipated fall out of the financial crisis is that now, lo and behold, Senator McCain has proclaimed "workers are the backbone of the economy...

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The Fundamentals of the Economy are Not Strong

Jeff Madrick | Posted 09.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Economic Fundamentals, Debt, Cheerleading, Mccain, Inequality, Wages, Bush, Economy, Business News
Jeff Madrick

Of course, Americans workers are energetic and skilled. But this does not mean the fundamentals are nearly in place for rapid economic growth in the new global environment.

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Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.01.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, Labor, Labor Day, Employee Free Choice Act, Union Organizing, Wages, Organized Labor, Unions, Labor Unions, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Productivity, Business News
Mark Weisbrot

One of the most important problems that our economy has faced for the last 30 years has been stagnating real wages.

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The Department of Labor: A Damage Assessment

Rep. George Miller | Posted 09.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Elaine Chao, Workers, Labor Day, Wages, Mining, Labor Department, Katrina, President Bush, Worker Safety, Politics News
Rep. George Miller

Our nation's workers, battered by unfair global competition, stagnant wages, declining benefits, and poor employer compliance with labor laws, deserve a Department of Labor that lives up to its name.

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It's All About Jobs and Wages: How Obama Can Get "All Boats Rising"

Thomas Kochan | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Jobs, Economy, Wages, Shared Prosperity, Politics News

The biggest breakthrough for workers is that, in Obama, they would have a president who sees unions as the key to providing the bargaining power they need to secure a decent middle class living.

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Wal-Mart's Desperate War Against Unionization

ZP Heller | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Walmart, Lee Scott, John McCain, Workers, Unions, Wages, Barack Obama, Politics News
ZP Heller

As to Wal-Mart scaring workers into believing that if Democrats win in November, they will lose, I ask this: if you're a Wal-Mart employee who's making a meager hourly wage that doesn't even cover the cost of food for your family or doctors' visits for your children, haven't you lost already?

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The Meaning of Increasing the Minimum Wage

Bruce Raynor | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Minimum Wage, Labor, Employee Free Choice Act, Work, Economy, Wages, Econonomic, Jobs, Organized Labor, Labor Unions, Recession, Politics News
Bruce Raynor

The bubbles have burst. Our economy is sinking. Americans are looking for a new approach. The increase in the minimum wage points the way forward.

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Wal-Mart's Wages Increase in China, Rollback in US

David Nassar | Posted 07.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Walton, Wages, Economy, Schip, Medicaid, China, Wal-Mart, Labor, Minimum Wage, Walmart Equality, Etic, Business News
David Nassar

Instead of perpetuating a cycle of poverty among its workers, it's time Wal-Mart consider a meaningful wage increase for its U.S. employees who are struggling to make ends.

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Squeezed Dry

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 07.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Politics News, Inflation, Economy, Wages, Middle Class, Oil Prices, Oil Profits, Fashion, Recession, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

The long term massive substitution of technology-driven innovation, fueled with cheap wages and energy, may be at increasing risk. Rising energy costs are hard to substitute around.

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Peaceful Revolution: In Appreciation, to the Magnificently Overqualified Women of America

Alexandra Estes | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, John McCain, Wages, John McCain Women, Women and Politics, Fair Pay Act, Wage Gap, Living News
Alexandra Estes

John McCain quipped that rather than earning a pay rate equal to a man's, for doing the same job, a little more "education and training" will help cure the woes of working women.

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Democrats Plus Unions Equals Better Wages

Robyn Blumner | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Labor Unions, Democrats, U.S. Economy, Minimum Wage, Labor, Wages, Economy, Middle Class, HIllary Clinton Concession Speech, Democratic Party, Politics News
Robyn Blumner

Our nation is increasingly becoming one of haves and have-nots, mired in income inequality more severe than at any time since the days of robber barons.

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BREAKING: Corporations Admit Trade Is About Lower Wages (Duh)

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Class Warfare, China, Wages, Labor, Free Trade, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

I meant the "breaking" as a snark, in case it wasn't obvious. For everyone but the pro- so-called "free trade" crowd (economists, elites and too many ...

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Carrie Bradshaw Is the Harbinger of Death

Daniel Holloway | Posted 05.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Entertainment, Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City, Debt, Wages, Movies, Sarah Jessica Parker, Newspapers, Satc, Age Demographics, Sex and the City: The Movie, Entertainment News
Daniel Holloway

I now look forward to Carrie Bradshaw's big screen debut about as much as I look forward to the day when I arrive in hell and am told David Spade is my roommate.

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Small Businesses Create Jobs or $600 Won't Do It, Jobs Will

Fred Hochberg | Posted 05.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business Loans, SBA. Small Business, Wages, Loans, Employment, Jobs, Housing Crisis, Job Creation, The Fed, Interest Rate, Business News
Fred Hochberg

The best way to get people spending again is to create good jobs at good wages. Today, small businesses remain the best engine for job growth and the economy.

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Washington's Great "No Inflation" Hoax

Kevin Phillips | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business

Read More: CPI, Consumer Price Index, Interest Rates, Economics, Inflation, Economy, Wages, Business News
Kevin Phillips

Americans are now beginning to understand that the government's vaunted Consumer Price Index has its own share of gimmicks not unlike a sub-prime mortgage or the six pages of fine print that accompanies your credit card agreement.

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Tip-Dependent Workers Feeling The Slump

Los Angeles Times | Jerry Hirsch | Posted 04.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Tip-Dependent Workers, Tips, Wages, Business News

Jocelyne Aposaga is a hairstylist who relies on tips for about 20% of her income. As the economy slumps, she has a new survival plan: cut tips. When ...

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What Does Recession Mean? It Means Economic Suffering

Jeff Madrick | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Credit Crisis, Lost Jobs, Stimulus, Inflation, Wages, Recession, The Meaning of Recession, US Economy, Bush Economy, U.S. Economy, Low Wages, Recession Salary, Economy, Salary, Recession Wages, Business News
Jeff Madrick

What to remember about the silly debate over the nomenclature is that recession affects most of us. The median American wage in 2010 could very well be what it was in 1995 or 1996.

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John Sweeney | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Edwards, Hillary, Obama, Clinton, Barack, Social Security, CEO Pay, Wages, Employment, Middle Class, Federal Reserve, Globalization, Jobs, Afl-Cio, Democrats, Income, Recession, Labor, Wall Street, Tax, Climate Change, Unemployment Insurance, Union, Global Warming, Politics News
John Sweeney

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Consumer Impulses or Economic Reality?

Byron Williams | Posted 11.11.2007 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Wages, US China, $100 Oil, Better Wages, Dollar Value, Debt to China, Africa Oil, Weakening Dollar, China Investment in Dollar, High Gas Prices, Job Market, World Oil Reserves, Weak Dollar, Oil Prices, Debtor Nation, China Diversify Investment in Dollar, Losing Interest in Dollar, Increase in Jobs, World Oil Prices, Foreign Excahnge Reserves, Business News
Byron Williams

The combined increase in gas prices along with home heating cost this winter translate to a tightening of consumer budgets--canceling out the good economic news regarding jobs and wages.

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Why the "Free Trade" Agenda is Losing Steam

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: US Economy, Globalization, Free Trade, Trade Agreements, Wages, Wto, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

the last three decades of foreign commercial policy have been a net loss for the vast majority of Americans.

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Health Insurance Premiums Rising Faster Than Wages

AP | Emily Fredrix | Posted 09.11.2007 | Business

Read More: Health Insurance Premium, Wages, Business News

Health insurance premiums paid by workers and their employers rose an average of 6.1% this year, outpacing inflation and pay increases and taking a bi...

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Capital Day 2007: Time for a Name Change?

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.02.2007 | Politics

Read More: Labor Day, Wages, Business, Profits, Irony, Holidays, Politics News
Max Fraad Wolff

it seems a more accurate nomenclature for the official end of the holiday season and the return to our lengthening work hours and falling vacation times.

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