Category: Jobs and Growth
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\’Raise The Wage\’ Bill Gets Support, While The Fight for $15 Continues
Several progressive organizations are lining up today in support of the Raise the Wage bill introduced by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Robert Scott. Meanwhile, Fight for $15 activists plan their next action.
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More Than 2,000 Organizations Declare Opposition To Fast-Tracking TPP
The list is part of a letter the organization sent to Congress urging members to oppose the fast-track bill sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
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\’Raise Wages, Empower Workers\’ At the Top of the Populism2015 Agenda
Wednesday\’s \”Fight for $15\” actions fit into what has become a much larger effort to repair and reshape an American economy that for workers is fundamentally broken – a key theme at this weekend\’s Populism2015 conference.
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What Robert Samuelson (And Others) Get Wrong About Full Employment
Listen to economist Jared Bernstein correct the record about unemployment and inflation, and explain why \”jobs for all\” should be a rallying cry for progressives as we approach the 2016 presidential campaign.
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A Corporate Tax Plan For Road Funding Is Really A Bridge To Nowhere
A plan by the Obama administration to pay for transportation projects with proceeds from a tax break awarded to companies hoarding profits overseas leaves too much needed money on the table, says a new report.
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\”Fight 4/15\”: Low-Wage Workers Call Nationwide Strike April 15
This movement that started with fast-food workers in 2012 is now expanding to include a whole range of occupations, ranging from health care workers to adjunct professors, say organizers.
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The Housing Crisis In the Shadow Of the Capitol
The people who make Washington function are increasingly unable to live in Washington. That\’s a symptom of a national housing affordability crisis that is not getting the attention it deserves.
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Why Elizabeth Warren\’s \’Middle Class Prosperity Project\’ Matters
Could this project, using Warren\’s distinctive voice, help progressives present a bold alternative not only to destructive conservative policies but the Band-Aids and incremental measures of mainstream Democrats?
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Tipped Workers Score A Victory In New York In Fight For Better Pay
Today\’s order from the New York state Hospitality Wage Board follows years of protest and campaigning by low-wage workers throughout the state, who have not seen an increase in the tipped wage since 2011.
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Walmart Worker Victory Shows What We Can Win If We Keep Fighting
Credit goes to the campaigns launched by a number of grassroots organizations that for years have shone a light on the anti-worker policies that are endemic in big-box retailing, but especially Walmart.