42 senators turned their backs on one million veterans by voting against raising the federal minimum wage. Learn more: http://www.epi.org/blog/million-veterans-benefit-minimum-wage/
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In a recent report, Americans for Tax Fairness revealed the true costs to U.S. taxpayers of Walmart’s low prices. The company, and specifically the Walton family members who control it, receive an estimated $7.8 billion per year in tax breaks and taxpayer subsidies. The extent of corporate tax breaks in… Read More»
On Tuesday, Jane Timm published a piece on MSNBC.com titled, “Students seek loan forgiveness in overwhelming numbers.” The piece claims that student loan borrowers are enrolling in the Department of Education’s flexible student loan repayment plans, some of which include debt forgiveness, in “record numbers.” Unfortunately, Timm drastically misses the… Read More»
The Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed on April 24, 2013 in the worst garment catastrophe in history. Photo via Wikimedia
April 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, where at least 1,138 people were killed and more than 2,500 were injured. Known as the worst garment industry catastrophe in history, the building collapsed only months after the deadliest factory fire in Bangladesh’s… Read More»
Restaurant Opportunities Center action
Today many workers who try to band together to improve their jobs through traditional workplace organizing face significant impediments at the hand of hostile employers and outdated labor laws. Those challenges are even more noteworthy for the nearly quarter of the workforce that has no protection under the federal National… Read More»
Rob Walton, eldest son of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. Photo via Wikimedia.
A new report released by Americans for Tax Fairness reveals the true costs everyday consumers pay for Walmart’s low prices. The company, and specifically the several Walton family members who control it, receive an estimated $7.8 billion per year in tax breaks and taxpayer subsidies. The Waltons are the wealthiest… Read More»
Walmart employees picket outside of the Walmart store in Pico Rivera, California. Photo via Flickr.
In a new trend, low-wage employees at some of the most profitable companies are turning to social media to expose rampant abuses and violations of labor law. Walmart associates could see more hours in their future through a new company program called “Access to Open Shifts.” What started as a… Read More»
Sarita Gupta speaks at a briefing about the need for resources for states to find innovative solutions to the long-term care crisis.
The number of Americans needing long-term care in the United States is expected to more than double from 12 million today to 27 million by 2050. Someone turns 65 every eight seconds, and more than 70 percent of seniors will need care at some point in their lives for an… Read More»
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Fifty-four years after the historic lunch counter sit-ins launched the civil rights era, in which four black students sat down at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter and demanded to be served, North Carolina once again captured the nation’s attention with the launch of the Moral Monday movement last year. The… Read More»