The Center for American Progress has released an exhaustive analysis of the state of women of color in the U.S. The picture it paints is a bright one, indicating the great leaps and bounds that women of color have made in this country. However, there is still much work to do across important areas of […]
(AlterNet) — There are lots of thieves in this country, as in any country. But no thieves anywhere are more blatant than the U.S. employers who steal millions of dollars from their own employees — often right out in the open, unchallenged. It’s called “wage theft,” and it happens everywhere. The cheating bosses don’t take […]
(AJC) — By 11 a.m. Wednesday 40 people in Norcross had signed up to interview for five jobs paying as little as $8 an hour without benefits. Their desire for low-paying, previously outsourced customer service work speaks volumes about Georgia’s economy, the future of employment in the United States and the seismic changes underway in […]
(Atlanta Business Chronicle) — Women in Georgia earned 84 percent of what their male counterparts earned in the Peach State last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. In 2009, women who were full-time wage and salary workers in Georgia had median weekly earnings of $664, or about 84 percent of the $789 median […]
(Crain’s) — New York City is adding jobs at a brisker pace than the nation, but data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that wages here are not increasing as much as they are in the rest of the country. The average weekly wage in the city jumped by 1.1%, or […]
(Buffalo Business First) — The ripple effect from a union-friendly bill working its way through Albany that could impact the bottom line of public utility companies and certain other agencies has drawn criticism across New York state. And, now Buffalo Place Inc. — the influential downtown Buffalo agency — has joined the growing chorus. Read More…
(NYT) — In what could set off a major City Hall battle, two City Councilmembers from the Bronx plan to propose a bill on Tuesday that would guarantee wages of at least $10 an hour, nearly $3 above the minimum wage, to all workers at development projects receiving public subsidies. The bill is likely to draw […]
(Crain’s) — Four out of five New Yorkers worked in private sector industries that suffered wage cuts last year, according to data released Friday by the city’s Independent Budget Office. The sheer number of employees impacted by the Great Recession helps explain why the city’s economic fortunes appeared so much gloomier than the relatively low […]
(Crain’s) — A dispute over wages that derailed the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx late last year is set to spread citywide: A bill to be introduced in the City Council on Tuesday would mandate wages of at least $10 an hour, plus benefits, for all jobs created by city-subsidized projects slated, […]
(New York Times) — New York City may be one of the best places for men with college degrees to seek their fortunes — at least until they reach their late 30s. After that, they might be better off in Atlanta or Dallas. That is one conclusion that can be drawn from a study of […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Ismael and Efren Sanchez, both bricklayers, said their boss did not pay them for three months. When the father and son asked for their salaries, the employer claimed to have the same problem. I don’t have the money. Not believing it, the Sanchezes complained to the Illinois Department of Labor, saying they were […]