Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 3, 2013
Fast food and retail workers are striking for the right to unionize and a living wage in seven cities: Milwaukee; Chicago; St. Louis; Kansas City, Mo.; Detroit; Flint, Mich.; and New York City. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 10, 2013
The corporate retail giant is threatening to pull out of plans to open several stores in Washington, D.C., if the city passes a higher minimum wage law that would boost the hourly income of lowly paid Walmart workers by nearly $5. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 26, 2012
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to live in a better world. That’s why he vetoed a law that would have raised the minimum wage for a measly few hundred or so working New Yorkers to at least $10 an hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 17, 2006
Chris Rock on the true meaning of minimum wage: "If we could pay you less, we would." Check out this NYT Magazine piece on the struggle just to get by. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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