Labor Rights

Paying for Low-Wage Pollution

Posted on 2016-03-092016-12-29 by vlrock

Whether it’s half a dozen of one or 6 of another, we continually find ourselves contributing to the socialization labor costs as corporations incorporate poverty wages into their wage compensation schemes. The article below may look at how Cook County, IL is looking

Your Server Isn’t on the Menu

Posted on 2014-11-06 by vlrock

For women who make their living off tips, sexual harassment is a constant workplace peril. By Marjorie E. Wood At a popular sit-down restaurant in Independence, Missouri, Allison waits tables for $3.60 an hour — the going rate for servers at her

Podcasts

Business Forward — Looking to make a difference but don’t see how you can have an impact on your own? Business Forward helps tens of thousands of business leaders brief policymakers on how best to accelerate the economy and create jobs.
FiveThirtyEight Politics — Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and “game-changers” every week.
The Rachel Maddow Show — Rachel Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that’s illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues.
The Oath w/Chuck Rosenberg — Listen in on revealing conversations with fascinating men and women who took an oath to serve our nation and that exemplify what is best about our country: integrity, civility, service, humility, and collective responsibility.

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