by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Last week's report that the unemployment rate had fallen below 6 percent for the first time since July 2008 sparked a wave of optimistic talk about the job market regaining its health. Today comes the reality check: The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly report on...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Amazon has passed along the following response to Monday's post, "Amazon Wage Theft Case Comes Before The Supreme Court": I saw your story mentioning Amazon today. I wanted you to have our statement. We have a longstanding practice of not commenting on pending...
by Leo Gerard | Oct 7, 2014 | Education, Jobs and Growth
When Mary Grace Gainer anxiously told her master’s and doctoral advisors that she’d noticed want ads for college professors diminishing, they assured her, “Good people get good jobs.” So she focused on being very, very good. She earned straight A’s. She presented...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Oct 7, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Minimum Wage
When restaurant workers around the country this year mounted strikes and demonstrations to push for higher wages, Saru Jayaraman and the organization she helped to create, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, were at the front lines with them, highlighting their...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Picture this: You are supposedly "off work" but every day after the end of your shift you have to wait in a line for up to 25 minutes to get "checked" to see if you are stealing things. The Supreme Court is going to decide if you should be paid for your time. This is...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
Today’s September jobs report provides a sober corrective to President Obama’s forceful speech on the economy yesterday. The president claims a “new foundation” for growth has been put in place. The jobs numbers report a continued recovery – 248,00 new jobs, with the...
