$13 An Hour Job Gets 500 Applications
C.R. England, a nationwide trucking company, needed an administrative assistant for its bustling driver training school here. Responsibilities include...
C.R. England, a nationwide trucking company, needed an administrative assistant for its bustling driver training school here. Responsibilities include...
The Washington Post | Ylan Q. Mui | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home
Labor groups renewed their campaign against Wal-Mart on Tuesday, launching a coalition that calls for improvements in the company's wages, health care...
Yahoo! News | Ed Stoddard | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (Reuters) -- Real estate agent Lisa DeWaal serves coffee at a Starbucks outlet for four hours every morning before she goes to the of...
Beth Shulman | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living
President Obama should use the power of the presidency to ensure living wages in the jobs resulting from his initiatives. Pre-recession, 1/4 of jobs in the U.S. paid sub-poverty wages.
The Media Consortium | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics
The first step in rebuilding a government that actually responds to problems before they reach the bailout stage will be Obama's highly anticipated economic recovery package.
Judy Patrick and Surina Khan | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics
Already disadvantaged by years of workplace and legislative failures, women and their families face an increasingly insecure future if policies are not adjusted to meet our ever more pressing needs.
Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 06.21.2008 | Business
The bells are tolling for millions caught off guard by stagnant wages and job growth, falling savings, rising debt, shrinking wealth and spiking prices. But turnaround is possible and has been done before.
nytimes.com | MICHAEL LUO | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business