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US fast-food workers in vanguard of growing protests at ‘starvation’ wages
By Edward Helmore McDonald’s in New York’s Times Square, in midsummer. The fast food store heaves with native New Yorkers and tourists, including a table of Filipino nuns and a troupe of burlesque actors. The staff, remarkably unstressed, offer only … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, fast food, Living wage, McDonald, minimum wage, money, New York, Times Square, United States, wages, wall street, Walmart
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No recovery for the middle class
By Anthony Mirhaydari The recovery is now officially in its fifth year. Sure, the stock market is back. And housing is getting off the floor. But for middle class Americans, the pressure is still on. This has been an uneven … Continue reading
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Tagged American dream, business, Economic Inequality, economy, employment, middle class, money, United States
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36 Senators Introduce Bill Prohibiting Virtually Any New Law Helping Workers
By Ian Millhiser More than three-quarters of the Senate Republican caucus signed onto legislation introduced Wednesday by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Rand Paul (R-KY) that could render it virtually impossible for Congress to enact any legislation intended to improve working conditions or … Continue reading
Amazon to Hire 5000 New Employees at Fulfillment Centers
By Andrew Berg Online retailer Amazon said today that it will create 5,000 new full-time jobs across the United States. According to a press release, Amazon calims the new positions will pay 30 percent more than traditional retail jobs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, employment, jobs, retail, software, tablets, technology
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McDonald’s to Employees: Get a (Second) Job
By Tom Philpott Since I last knocked heads with The Atlantic’s David Freedman over Big Food and its potential to “end obesity”—see his piece, my response, his #odd# response to my response, our joint appearance on a Minnesota Public Radio … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, fast food, job, Living wage, McDonald, unemployment, Wage, Walmart, workers
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AT&T hiring 200-plus employees in South Florida
By Samantha Bookman AT&T (NYSE: T) is opening two new retail locations in Miami and hiring 235 employees for locations between Key West and Vero Beach, the carrier announced Monday. More than half of the openings are newly created jobs. … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, call center, cellullar, employment, Florida, jobs, networks, opportunity, technology, wireless, work
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Black Unemployment Drives ‘Perpetual, Slow-Moving Recession’
By Artgur Delaney Tatia Pritchett’s 2002 Hyundai Sonata blew a tire early on a Friday morning in June when she was on her way to work. “I was driving and all of a sudden, KAPOW,” she said. She pulled over and … Continue reading
America’s Worst Companies To Work For
For the second year in a row, 24/7 Wall St. has identified America’s worst companies to work for. While company management can improve employee satisfaction, most of the companies on our list continue to make workers miserable. In order to … Continue reading
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