By Alyna Selyukh February 26, 2020 Kim Thomas felt drawn to being a home health aide after caring for her own ailing mother. Human dignity, she says, can be simple, like a bath and a favorite snack. When Thomas first started visiting homes to care for patients, she made $7 an hour. That was in […]
Fight for $15 ‘Gives Me Hope’: How Low-Wage Workers Rose Up Against Stagnant Pay: NPR Read More »
By Micheal Sainato February 27, 2020 Adam Ryan, 31, has worked at Target in Christiansburg, Virginia, for three years. He works additional jobs whenever he’s able to, but is regularly scheduled only 20 hours per week at Target, despite having open availability. “I have to live with my family because I can’t afford rent on
Target raised wages. Then it cut workers’ hours and doubled their workload Read More »
By Ayman Falak Medina February 26, 2020 The Malaysian government has increased the minimum wage for major towns under 56 city and municipality councils. The new wage hike came into force on February 1, 2020. Employees are now eligible to receive 1,200 ringgits (US$283) monthly, an increase of 100 ringgits (US$23) from 2019. Furthermore, for
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The PRO Act Means More Power to Union Members and Represents a Crucial Step Toward Leveling the Playing Field for Working Families On February 6, 2020, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act, HR 2474). For workers across our nation, this is one of the most significant pieces
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By Sean Na / Feb 25, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY — A Republican lawmaker wants to pass a bill that would exempt religious private schools from having to pay their hourly waged workers at least the Missouri minimum wage. Several Democrats oppose the bill, with one of them calling it “offensive” and “ridiculous.” People work at
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