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Los Angeles’ planned 66% increase over five years pales in comparison with many past minimum wage hikes in California and at the federal level.
The fast-food chain’s surprise decision to lift its workers’ wages stems from a mix of morality, economics and politics.
Walmart’s promised wage hike will help half a million of its workers make a living, but it really just shows how much America’s working class struggles.
A noxious combination of falling wages, income inequality at its highest since the 1920s and a growing low-wage sector has caused the ranks of the working poor to swell to more than 47 million. That’s…
A recent internet meme making the rounds on Facebook compares minimum wages and the prices of Big Macs in the United States and Australia. The minimum wage is more than double in Australia (US$16 per hour…
In the UK, according to the Living Wage Foundation, some 1,000 firms have pledged to offer a living wage, including household names like RBS, ITV and SSE. Earlier this week the annual rate increase was…
The living wage won’t eradicate poverty in the UK. It may seem churlish to make the point as Living Wage Week draws to a close, but it’s a point well worth making. Don’t get me wrong, the living wage campaign…
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