Marie Cocco: Waging Past Minimum

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2006 A measure to raise the minimum wage is the rare ballot option that isn't a choice between the lesser of two evils. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: The Pretense About Jobs

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 When it pays better to be old and retired than young and working, we can no longer indulge Bush's fantasy that the economy is on the right track. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Overworked Laborers’ Day?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2006 OK, we had to do it Some snippets from a focus on the daily grind by the Washington Post: The Pew Research Center: "Americans believe that workers are worse off now than a generation ago -- toiling longer and harder for less in wages and benefits, for employers who aren't as loyal in jobs that aren't as secure" The Economic Policy Institute's "State of Working America 2006/2007": Productivity may have boomed in recent years, but family incomes have stalled Peter D Hart Research for the AFL-CIO repeats this pessimistic drumbeat: Fifty-five percent of Americans said their incomes were not keeping up with inflation; 38% predicted that the economy would worsen in the coming year Also, the origins of Labor Day, My Bad Boss Contest, a four-day workweek, labor statistics, quality of life, undocumented workers' rights More labor links? Put 'em here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sprinkling the Poor, Showering the Rich

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2006 House Republicans tacked a cut in estate taxes onto a bill to raise the minimum wage. Yeah, you read that correctly: The economically distressed would get an additional $2.10 an hour, whereas the Walton kids and the Hilton sisters would get untold millions. Must be that compassionate conservatism we've heard so much about. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: The Politics of Greed

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 "Anyone who doesn't think this is a country where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer needs to check the numbers -- this is Bush country, where a rising tide lifts all yachts." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Colbert Rocks the Minimum Wage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The "Colbert Report" host is very understanding when it comes to the minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Senators Kill Minimum Wage Boost

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 Not even a week after the Congress voted itself a pay raise, the not-so-compassionate conservatives in the Senate voted down any bump in the $5.15 national minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Working Moms-to-Be: It’s Even Worse Than You Thought

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2006 You've heard that having a child sets you back seven years in the workplace? Well, according to a new study, a woman's wages never fully recover--even after the child leaves home. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )