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Study: One in Four Private Sector Workers Earn Less Than $10 an Hour
The last increase in the federal minimum wage was passed into law four years ago today, but the current minimum wage falls far short of meeting the needs of …
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Uninsured Aurora Victim Could Face $2 Million in Medical Bills
Caleb Medley was shot in the eye in the Aurora movie theater shooting and remains in the intensive care unit in an induced coma. Medley sustained the terrible injuries …
“Carwasheros” Cleaning Up L.A.’s Carwash Industry
The Los Angeles area is notorious for the plethora of cars that clog its roads and highways. Less known, however, are the rampant labor violations prevalent in LAu2019s carwash …
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Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners
There is compelling academic research that increasing the minimum wage doesnu2019t dramatically impact employment levels, but a new study released today underscores another important pointu2014most people earning minimum wage …
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Activists Seek Increase in Federal Minimum Wage
In an election year dominated by socioeconomic themes, it seems logical that raising the federal minimum wage would become a heated campaign issue in the battle for the presidency.
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Voter Photo ID Laws Have Harsh Impact on Poor, Elderly and Minority Voters, Study Says
If no one provides him with a ride, Jose Zuniga, 83-years old and wheelchair-bound, would have to take two or three buses and travel 20 miles to reach the …
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Union Decries Marines’ Sponsorship of Sport Marked by Sexism, Homophobia
In their battle to unionize 12,000 Station Casinos workers, UNITE HERE's Culinary Union Local 226 has found an unusual target: the United States Marine Corps. Local 226 is targeting …
Anaheim Residents Continue Protests After Cops Open Fire at Women, Kids
On Saturday Anaheim Police Department officers openly fired bean bags, pepper spray and released an attack dog into a crowd that included women and children protesting an officer involved …
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Top Ten Things Climate Change Is Making Worse Right Now
The onslaught of extreme weather and record temperatures this year have had an impact on people globally, directly through drought and temperature, and more indirectly impacting food prices and …
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In Significant Expansion, US Drug War Heads to Africa
In a significant expansion of the war on drugs, the United States has begun training an elite unit of counternarcotics police in Ghana and planning similar units in Nigeria …