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Disturbing New Report Shows Dire Conditions For Grocery Workers

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A huge new survey of Kroger employees finds homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity are widespread. An alarming new survey of thousands of grocery workers across three western U.S. states reveals that they suffer from shockingly high rates of poverty. More than three-quarters of the workers meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s definition of ?“food insecure,” and 14% …

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The Hope From Audacity: Fight for $15 Pulls Off “Most Disruptive” Day of Action Yet

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Chicago—The movement known as Fight for $15 started in New York City as a surprise one-day strike. The workers’ demands then were simple and bold. They wanted a minimum wage of $15 an hour and the right to organize a union. The workers who initiated the campaign could no longer tolerate lengthy debates over penny …

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The airlines can support the people that support them: Why my family is fighting for $15 and union rights at O’Hare

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I work in the United Airlines terminal as a baggage handler at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Not too long ago, the people doing my job made $22 an hour. Then United outsourced the jobs to Prospect. Now I’m paid just $11 an hour. Let’s do the math. That’s half of what they used to pay. …

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Minimum Wage Increases On the Ballot In Four States

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There’s a lot more going on in this election than the presidential race between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Borne out of the dedication and hard work of activists, ballot initiatives give citizens the opportunity to vote directly on legislation and constitutional amendments at the state and local level, sometimes even …

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Minneapolis and Arizona voters will get a chance to raise the minimum wage

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 Voters in Arizona and Minneapolis, Minnesota, will have the chance to vote on minimum wage increases this November, according to court rulings in both places. In Minneapolis: A Hennepin County judge on Monday overruled the Minneapolis City Council’s decision to block a $15 minimum wage charter amendment, ordering that the issue be placed on the …

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What Scott Walker’s Elimination Of Wisconsin’s Living Wage Law Means For Workers

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Last year, 100 low-wage workers in Wisconsin decided to sue their governor, Scott Walker (R), over their pay. The state had a century-old statute on the books saying that the minimum wage “shall be not less than a living wage,” enough “to permit an employee to maintain herself or himself in minimum comfort, decency, physical …

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Bar Owner Eliminates Tips So He Can Pay Cooks And Dishwashers A Living Wage

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Portland, Oregon’s new bar Loyal Legion doesn’t just offer customers 99 different beer choices. It also requires them to pay zero in tips. When owner Kurt Huffman opened the bar, he wanted to figure out to deal with a problem plaguing all of his establishments: the nearly impossible search to hire talented staff in the …

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The buck starts here: Living wages and sustainable employment (Part II)

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The massive push toward subcontracting and supply chains I wrote about in my prior post didn’t happen overnight, and it certainly won’t be fixed overnight either. There are many pieces to this puzzle, all in the service of one big overarching principle: Lead companies must take their fair share of responsibility for the pain and …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.

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