Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 16, 2015
The effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour is gaining momentum, and two of American progressives' biggest allies are doing what they can to get the executive branch behind the movement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 11, 2015
Yes, all of the U.S. jobs lost to the Great Recession were recovered by mid-2014. But “we didn’t manage to create enough new jobs to satisfy the shortfall” in positions that would have been made “had the economy kept chugging along at a reasonably normal pace,” writes Suzanne McGee at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 15, 2015
Sabrina Johnson and Edith Figueroa are among tens of thousands of fast-food workers who have mobilized under the banner of the "Fight for $15" to demand better wages and the right to form a union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 22, 2015
On this edition of “Left, Right & Center," Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other panelists discuss Wal-Mart’s decision to raise wages for about 500,000 workers. President Obama likes to say that "America deserves a raise," but this week's conversation tackles the question: Is Wal-Mart's move enough? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigOct 30, 2014
We’ll have to wait 81 years for gender parity in the workplace, a World Economic Forum report projects. Here's more about what the WEF figures mean for women around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2014
One in 10 working Americans between the ages of 35 and 44 are getting their wages garnished. That means their pay is being docked -- often over an old credit card debt, medical bill or student loan. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 13, 2014
No institution is more responsible for educating the CEOs of American corporations than Harvard Business School. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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