by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 21, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, Jobs and Growth
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by Dave Johnson | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
On Monday, we explained in our post, "34 Senators Stand With Senate Cafeteria Workers – And With All Workers," how the (foreign-owned) contacting company that operates the Senate and the Capital Visitors Center cafeterias pays employees so little that they are...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
According to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute, creating an economy that works for everyone starts with creating an economy that works for women. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the gap between women’s earnings and men’s earnings...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
There is one case pending before the Supreme Court that doesn't get counted among the rulings that could have an effect on issues of equality and discrimination – but, as a friend-of-the-court brief filed recently by more than 70 civil rights organizations outlines,...
by Leo Gerard | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Trade
Over the past several weeks, as Alcoa and Century cut aluminum production nationwide, James Markus, a 23-year-veteran aluminum worker, acutely felt the pain of those laid off. That's because just two years ago, in October of 2013, Markus and 750 fellow aluminum...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Our government has contracted (as in privatized or outsourced) with a British-owned, anti-union company to operate the U.S. Senate cafeteria. The company pays so little that many employees are on public assistance; at least one was homeless. Meanwhile the company is...
