by Emily Foster | Jul 22, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Sontia Bailey, a full-time federally contracted cashier at the U.S. Capitol, gets paid a mere $10.10 an hour. She works a second job at KFC, which actually pays more than her government contract job. She clocks in 70 hours each week to make ends meet, which leaves her...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 22, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
If Congress is unable to move forward on a long-term funding bill for federal surface transportation programs this month, you can lay a huge share of the blame on Grover Norquist. Mr. Shrink-Government-and-Drown-It-In-A-Bathtub is at it again, having members of the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
[fve]https://vimeo.com/132365752[/fve]Nick Hanauer discusses his worker "shared security" proposal in an interview with OurFuture.org. I have a love-hate relationship with ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. I love the convenience and level of service that...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 17, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
A Friday panel at Netroots Nation in Phoenix, "Unions as the Answer to the Defining Issue of our Time," made the point that empowering unions is about more than just the workers having a path to the middle class; it is about strengthening the entire economy. The panel...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jul 16, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Congress is finally giving due attention to task of forging a surface transportation authorization bill, but is still stymied on how to pay for it. Rushing into that vacuum is at least one good idea – but also a host of bad ones. Unless progressives amp up the...
by Larry Cohen | Jul 15, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Beginning in Guam and moving with the sun to Frankfurt, London, Newark, Chicago, Denver and across to California and Hawaii, United Airlines flight attendants on Thursday will be putting management on notice that this is “Our Time” and “If not Now, When?” They will be...
