Wage Stagnation Has Made ‘Minimal Quality of Life’ Out of Reach for Most in US
New research finds the cost of maintaining a “dignified” life in the US has doubled since 2001.
California’s Low Wage Future
Low-wage industries are forecast to lead job growth, and the share of workers 55 and older has doubled
New Orleans Nurses Fight for a New Union as Hospitals Merge and Revenues Soar
Concerns over working conditions and patient care amidst hospital consolidation drove Louisiana’s largest union victory since 1993.
A Good Year’s Pay for a Good Day’s Work?
By Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Can you imagine a president of the United States proposing a federal budget that quadruples the paychecks that go to top federal officials? Of course…
Just Because You Think You Are Tipping a Service Worker Doesn’t Mean You Are
Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab.
Ukraine’s Nurses Face Brutal Winter as Health Austerity Collides With War
Key workers told openDemocracy they are being paid months late or not in full due to a controversial healthcare reform.
How Corporations ‘Get Away With Murder’ To Inflate Prices on Rent, Food and Electricity
Antitrust expert Hal Singer shows how big businesses in certain industries are taking advantage of inflation worries to jack up prices far beyond their cost increases, all the while raking…
U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
71% of Americans now approve of labor unions and 40% of union members say their membership is "extremely important."
VIDEO: Ask Prof Wolff: Carbon Emissions, Consumption, and Wages
By Richard Wolff / Democracy At Work A Patron of Economic Update asks: “If pay for workers increases, won’t that increase consumption (unless its stolen back through inflation) and, in…
Keeping Workers Poor is Bad for Business
At America's biggest low-wage employers, chief executives now pocket 670 times more than their workers.
Chris Hedges and Louis Hyman on the Harmful Gig Economy
On the show Chris Hedges discusses the gig economy to Louis Hyman, Professor of Economic History at Cornell University.
There’s No ‘Labor Shortage.’ There’s a Wage Shortage
To find workers, there’s a free-enterprise solution right at employers’ fingertips: raise pay, improve conditions, and show respect.