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Raising The Minimum Wage Is A Political Goldmine
By Ruy Teixeira Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an issue that was hugely popular with the public, fit perfectly into the progressive agenda, appealed to the white working class, and split the Republican Party right in half? Sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic, income inequality, minimum wage, money, Public opinion, republican, United States, wages, working-class
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Apps are killing B of As drive-through teller lanes
By Aimee Picchi Technology is taking its toll on the drive-through teller lanes. Bank of America BAC +1.60% said its closing some of the car-friendly lanes, although it declined to specify how many will be shuttered, reports NPR. The reason? Mobile … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of America, Bank teller, banking, BOFA, Drive-through, Mobile banking, money, technology, United States
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15 Percent Of Women Say They Were Denied Promotions Because Of Gender
By Bryce Covert In a recent Gallup poll, 15 percent of American women said that they have been passed over for a promotion or an opportunity at work because of their gender. Thirteen percent reported having been denied a raise … Continue reading
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Tagged fair wages, gender discrimination, Gender equality, job, money, promotion, salary, United States, wages, women, workplace
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Fast-food workers uniting to strike on Aug. 29
By Jonathan Berr McDonald’s, Burger King , Wendy’s and their rivals can sell food inexpensively because they pay their workers low wages. That unpleasant economic reality will confront diners in eight cities later this month during a work stoppage organized by a … Continue reading
Getting A Loan Is Just As Easy For African-American Females As White Males, Study Shows
Black borrowers have faced higher hurdles to getting loans, even before the Great Recession’s infamous credit crunch. But one subsection of the community has managed to evade financial institutions’ discriminatory practices, a new study from the University of Iowa shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Women, economy, Great Recession, loans, money, Perception, United States, White Males
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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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Court ruling could doom living-wage law
By Andrew J. Hawkins A judge’s decision to strike down the city’s prevailing-wage law provides the Bloomberg administration an opening to get rid of another City Council statute it doesn’t like: the 2012 living-wage law. The administration’s lawyers believe that … Continue reading
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Tagged City council, income, labor, Living wage, Michael Bloomberg, middle class, money, New York City, politics, Prevailing wage, unions, Wage
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What your paid-for car is costing you
By Tara Baukus Mello If you own your car outright, you might not think it costs you that much to own it, but AAA’s 2013 Your Driving Costs study shows that costs range from nearly $7,000 to more than $11,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, American Automobile Association, Automobile, consumer, costs, driving, economy, money, United States
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