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McDonald's pays such low wages that taxpayers end up footing the bill. Get the facts: http://bit.ly/McTaxes

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A new report shows the real cost of Walmart's low wages: a single 300-employee Wal-Mart Supercenter in Wisconsin may cost taxpayers anywhere from $904,542 to nearly $1.75 million per year, or about $5,815 per employee. While taxpayers foot the bill for subsidized housing assistance, the food-stamp program, child-care subsidies, energy assistance, and reduced school meals for Walmart's low-paid workers, Walmart profits. Learn more here: http://1.usa.gov/17zQJot

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This is one major retailer that doesn't screw its employees
Read more: http://huff.to/1bKG0G0

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Kshama Sawant
Source: http://bit.ly/1bYZabh

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This company just admitted that more than half of its employees earn poverty wages of less than $25,000 a year: http://buswk.co/1a1ncPF

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So far, the Department of Education is still doing business with the student loan giant Sallie Mae, even though Sallie Mae is in violation of its contract. And we're not the only ones demanding answers... Read more: http://huff.to/1gIWWhj

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As the largest private lender of student loans - and largest profiteer of student debt - Sallie Mae sets trends that have ripple effects on all aspects of higher education. On May 30, we're heading to the annual shareholder meeting at Sallie Mae's headquarters to send a clear message: it's time to end the debt-for-diploma pipeline that Sallie Mae is fueling. Get all the facts about Sallie Mae.

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Researchers found when one store opened in Chicago, it created at most 320 full-time new jobs and destroyed at least 300 others. Read more: http://bit.ly/18beXTa

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Hundreds of Walmart employees went on strike in Miami, Massachusetts, and the California Bay Area -- including Dominic Ware. We think his reasons for striking are incredibly important. Read more: http://bit.ly/153ty1w

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