by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 24, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
Tipped workers in New York state have won a major victory, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state's Hospitality Wage Board announce that their minimum wage, which had been frozen at $5 an hour, will be increased to $7.50 an hour starting December 31. This order follows...
by Leo Gerard | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
This 1943 image of a sleeping car porter employed by the Pullman Company was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Ill. by photographer Jack Delano. Courtesy U.S. Library of Congress. The billionaire Republican Governor of Illinois, Bruce Rauner, injected himself into...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Jobs and Growth
This week a new wave of protests is expected in Madison, Wisconsin, in reaction to a sudden new set of anti-worker laws from Governor Walker and the state's Republican leadership. The state's union leadership is asking people to come to the capitol on Tuesday and...
by Robert Reich | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
GM is worth around $60 billion, and has over 200,000 employees. Its front-line workers earn from $19 to $28.50 an hour, with benefits. Uber is estimated to be worth some $40 billion, and has 850 employees. Uber also has over 163,000 drivers (as of December – the...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
While construction of other high-speed rail lines around the country has been blocked, California's line between San Francisco and Los Angeles is actually getting built. This single project is triggering a lot of potential American hiring. As it proceeds, we should...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Feb 20, 2015 | Jobs and Growth
With much of America suffering through oppressively cold weather, perhaps a summer baseball analogy is in order: American workers have just scored a run in the middle innings of a battle for economic justice and dignity. There are more innings to play and more runs...
