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What the Poverty Rate Tells Us About the Overall Economy

September 16, 2014 Editor

From yesterday’s NYT “The UpShot” Blog by Jared Bernstein: On Tuesday, the Census Bureau will tell us whether the share of population that’s officially in poverty went up, down or…

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Summer Job Isn’t What It Used to Be

September 10, 2014 Editor

From NYT “OpTalk” Blog, September 9, 2014 by Anna Altman: Once upon a time, hard-working high school students who took a summer job or worked part-time during the school year…

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Wages for Housework?

September 10, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT “Room For Debate” Blog: Housework is a necessary labor for families, but it is largely unpaid, except when others are hired to do it. Families may pay…

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Fast-food protests: Dozens of workers are arrested in strike for higher pay

September 8, 2014 Editor

From LA Times September 4 by Shal Li, Tina Susman, and Tony Perry. Dozens of fast-food workers from Los Angeles to Manhattan were arrested as they escalated a fight for…

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Some Retail Workers Find Better Deals With Unions

September 8, 2014 Editor

From NYT September 7 by Rachel Swarns: By now, the hardships endured by retail workers at clothing stores across New York City are achingly familiar: the frantic scramble to get…

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More Workers Are Claiming ‘Wage Theft’

September 3, 2014 Editor

From NYT “Business Day” August 31, 2014 by Steven Greenhouse: Week after week, Guadalupe Rangel worked seven days straight, sometimes 11 hours a day, unloading dining room sets, trampolines, television…

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LA Mayor Garcetti calls for $13.25 minimum wage hike

September 3, 2014 Editor

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Fast-Food Workers Seeking $15 Wage Planning Civil Disobedience

September 3, 2014 Editor

From NYT September 1 by Steven Greenhouse: The next round of strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages is scheduled for Thursday, and this time labor organizers plan to increase…

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The Changing Face of Temporary Employment

September 3, 2014 Editor

From NYT “TheUpshot” Blog August 31 by Steven Greenhouse: Temps aren’t just employees who sort mail and answer the boss’s phone. The work of temping has changed vastly — today…

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End the Tyranny of 24/7 Email

August 29, 2014 Editor

From yesterday’s NYT “Opinion” by Clive Thompson: This Labor Day weekend, odds are you’ll peek at your work email on your “day off” — and then feel guilty about it.…