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Employees at Billion Dollar Companies Fight for a Living Wage
One in four workers in the United States is employed in a low-wage job.
Reporting on Sweatshops When Your Boss Is in the Sweatshop Business
ABC World News has done two pretty tough reports from Brian Ross on the horrible fire at the Tazreen garment factory in Bangladesh that killed 114 workers. On November …
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Reagan’s “Welfare Queen” FOUND!
She lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, and her name is Walmart.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Study Shows Carbon Emissions Up 3 Percent From Last Year, and More
Walmart drops thousands of part-time employees from its health insurance plan in the week after widespread protests against the retail giant, and more.
Organizing McDonalds and Walmart, and Why Austerity Economics Hurts Low-Wage Workers the Most
What does the drama in Washington over the u201cfiscal cliffu201d have to do with strikes and work stoppages among Americau2019s lowest-paid workers at Walmart, McDonaldu2019s, Burger King, and Dominou2019s …
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The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: Full Color Excerpt, By America’s Top Satirical Newswriters
Aa . u03b1 . u00c6, first letter of the English alphabet and your last opportunity to come to terms with the fact that you hold in your hands the …
New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour
Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.
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ALEC Convenes in Washington; Damage Control at Top of Agenda
Members of ALEC are convening this week in Washington, DC to try to salvage the organization's viability.
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Report: America’s Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage
Domestic workers and caregivers toil for long hours, low pay and few legal protections.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Movement in the US Senate Aims to Abolish Indefinite Detention, and More
As the so-called fiscal cliff nears, Republicans will likely hold things like extended unemployment benefits hostage.