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Justin Bieber Is Sad About a Lot of Things, but Probably Not the Teen Employment Rate
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 20 hours ago
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The ad, from a group called the Employment Policies Institute, offers the least likely of explanations for the Biebs' malaisesuggesting it has something to do wthe employment status of his millennial-age fans, as it relates to the level of the
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Senate OKs bill to raise minimum wage
Norwich :: CT :: USA | 1 day ago
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theday.com Published 05/23/2013 12:00 AM Updated 05/24/2013 12:28 AM Hartford The Senate voted 21-15 to raise the hourly minimum wage to $8.70 from $8.25 on Jan. 1, 2014, and to $9 from $8.70 by Jan. 1, 2015. "The very least we can do is pass this
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Credit 'isn't main problem' for hotels
Dublin :: Ireland | 1 day ago
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In a new survey compiled for the bank, 29pc of senior hotel executives said wage costs was their top concern, but only 5pc cited access to finance. Other big worries included the high cost of local authority rates and utilities. Irish Hotels
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As I was traveling down Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, right where the main library sits, I noticed a protest. A protest by workers and their supporters in favor of raising wages for fast food workers. There must have been about 100 people, easily, out there.
As I was traveling down Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, right where the main library sits, I noticed a protest. A protest by workers and their supporters in favor of raising wages for fast food workers. There must have been about 100 people,
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Clothing workers end 'warning' strike
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 2 days ago
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Ten thousand textile workers ended a two-day strike on Wednesday, which a major union described as a warning to employers who continue paying wages below the government prescribed rates. "We only wished it to be a warning to employers who fail to
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U.S. Department of Labor pushes for minimum wage increase
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | 3 days ago
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May 22 The Kansas City Star The acting U.S. secretary of labor, Seth Harris, believes enough Americans back an increase in the minimum wage strongly enough that Congress will raise it next year. More News Harris, who will hold a panel discussion
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Most Americans Think The Middle Class Is The New Face Of Poverty
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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The poverty line in the U.S., according to the federal government, is just under $24,000. But most Americans say even if you make twice that, you won't be very comfortable in their hometown...Or is this really what it means to be poor in America in
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Living wage at Auckland Council 'could cost ratepayers $17.2m' (Fuseworks)
California City :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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Living wage at Auckland Council 'could cost ratepayers $17.2m' Cameron Brewer, Fuseworks May 23, 2013, 9:14 am Following on the heels of Hamilton City Council, the adoption of a living wage policy at Auckland Council could be imminent and with the
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P10-daily minimum wage hike approved for private sector workers in Caraga
Butuan :: Philippines | 3 days ago
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Agusan del Norte, Philippines Private sector workers in the two Agusan and Surigao provinces and their component cities got a post-election gift in the form of the P10-minimum wage increase that the Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Caraga
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Tevlin: Minnesota minimum wage hike got lost in the politics
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 3 days ago
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Over the past several months, groups that represent the working poor have been fighting to test the adage that a rising tide lifts all boats. After all, these are heady times for those in upper-income brackets...Surely those who work for minimum wage
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