Low Wage Jobs

Dave Jamieson

Biz Leaders To GOP: Minimum Wage Raise Is 'Past Due'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Albany, Video, Andrew Cuomo, Labor, Minimum Wage, Costco, Low-Wage Workers, Workers, Wages, Low Wage Jobs, Economic Crisis, Gop, New York, New York City, Politics News

As lawmakers in Albany, N.Y., contemplate a boost to the state's minimum wage, a group of business leaders came out Thursday in support of hiking the ...

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Lila Shapiro

Trading Down: Taking A Pay Cut After A Layoff -- HuffPost Readers' Stories

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Labor Market, Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Great Recession, Economy, Low Wage Jobs, Slidepoll, Economic Recovery, Slidepollajax, Business News

On Tuesday, The Huffington Post published a story documenting a disturbing post-recession trend: for many unemployed workers, finding a new job can me...

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U.S. Lost High-Paying Jobs, Added Low-Wage Positions, Report Finds

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Great Recession, Low Wage Jobs, Recesssion, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Average Wage, Business News

In the last 12 months, the U.S. economy has largely traded high-quality jobs for poorly-paid positions, according to a new report by the National Empl...

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Unemployment Is High And Employers Are Still Struggling To Fill Low Wage Jobs

Slate Magazine | Daniel Gross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor Force, Benefits, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Wages, Low Wage Jobs, Unemployment News, Hiring, Unempoyment, Business News

But the Journal article seems to overlook one important factor. Even in an age of historic underutilization of the labor force, the laws of supply and...

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Retirees Replacing Teen Workers in Low-Wage Jobs

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service Society, Labor Market, Ged, New York News, Low Wage Jobs, Unemployed-Youth, New York Jobs, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

Employers are gravitating towards workers over 65 for very good reasons. But what may be good for employers may be seriously bad for the city and nation.

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Let Them Eat Cake

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Unheard Third, Low-Wage Jobs, Unemployed, Poor, Low Income, Health, Mayor Bloomberg, Roman Polanski, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

We snicker about the blindness of Marie Antoinette before the outbreak of the revolution, but I'm starting to understand the very human wish to ignore what's painful and unpleasant.

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