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McDonald’s: Wage Raises Led To Higher Profits, Better Service, Happier Employees
Take heed, corporate America – raising wages is good for business.
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After Enacting Highest Minimum Wage, This State Leads Nation In Job & Wage Growth
Republican politicians and their corporate backers have long fought against the raising the minimum wage, which has been stagnant for decades. Billionaire Donald Trump, who began his career with a “small $1 million loan,” somehow argues that “our wages are too high.” Marco Rubio asserts that “in the 21st century, it’s a disaster. If you raise the…
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The Numbers Are In: After $15 Minimum Wage, Seattle's Restaurants Are BOOMING
Seattle’s top chefs are opening new restaurants at a dizzying pace.
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Wage Slavery: Average American Must Work 94 Hrs/Week To Make Ends Meet
President Obama and Democrats have been calling on lawmakers to raise the minimum wage for American workers for years. Advocates have long said that the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is not a livable wage for a single person, let alone a family, to survive on. A new study has found that there…
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Tea Party Senator: $7/Hour Is Too Much For You, But $700,000/Year Is Barely Enough For Me
The fight to raise the minimum wage has become a central theme in the political discourse surrounding the upcoming 2016 election, and with good reason. The minimum wage has been stagnant for decades as the cost of living has grown and the wealth concentrated in the top 0.1% of Americans has utterly failed to trickle,…
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Greedy Wal-Mart Cuts Hours To Punish Workers For Their New Raises
Walmart had originally made a positive move in raising the minimum wage for its workers making the lowest hourly amount, but now the company is trying to cut corners again – by cutting its workers’ hours. So far, store managers have been forced to send workers home before their shifts are finished and give employees ridiculously extended…