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Minimum Wage
DC Workers Win $11.50 Minimum Wage Increase
About 90,000 workers will earn a higher minimum wage in DC, Montgomery and Prince George counties in Maryland.
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Budget Deal
It is shocking that Republicans have refused to include an extension of unemployment benefits in today's budget agreement.
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Is There Something in the Water in Seattle?
The area has seen dramatic actions by and on behalf of workers in the past few months.
Walmart Seems Like a Deal, but Have You Crunched the Numbers?
Walmart seems like a deal, but have you crunched the numbers? A video interview by Ted Asregadoo.
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Preparing a Goldilocks Economy: Getting the Minimum Wage Just Right
Saving the US economy begins with increasing the minimum wage, says economist Jeffrey Sommers.
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Want to Cut Food Stamp Spending? Raise the Minimum Wage
Don't cut programs for the people who need them, cut those people's need for the programs.
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Raise the Minimum Wage
Eugene Robinson: The president has a long agenda, but addressing the minimum wage is where he should start.
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Spy vs. Spy
While we had been waiting at the obvious meeting placeu2014right in front of the storeu2014two buss-loads of protestors had arrived and been barred from entering the Walmart parking lot.
“Thinking Globally, Acting Locally” in the Minimum Wage Fight
“Think globally, act locally,” has been the philosophy that many minimum wage fighters have been adopting in their fight for a living wage.
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Low-Wage Workers’ Movement Catches Fire
The widely publicized Black Friday protests against unfair labor practices and low wages at Walmart are part of a growing national campaign that reaches deep into the grass roots.