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| High Marx for China's Wages Wall Street Journal A look at the experience in China's Asian neighbors suggests that strong wage growth can be sustained for a prolonged period. South Korea saw rapid wage growth for decades as the share of workers' salaries in national income rose from 37% in 1970 to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Why Conservatives Should Oppose the Minimum Wage Forbes Last week Adam argued that conservatives should either support the minimum wage or oppose it less. His analysis correctly reframes the minimum wage as a law that prohibits workers from participating in the labor market if they contribute less than $7.25 per ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Supporters of San Jose wage ordinance launch campaign San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE -- Faith leaders, nonprofit directors, organized labor and lots of young, fresh college students gathered Tuesday to kickoff a campaign to pass a citywide $10 minimum wage ordinance on Election Day. Cindy Chavez of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guest commentary: Time to make the minimum wage a living wage STLtoday.com The minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009, even though the prices of basic, everyday goods such as food, housing, utilities and health care have jumped 7.3 percent in the past three years. As a result, the lowest-paid workers in our state ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Janitors and Supporters in 17 Cities Rally to End Poverty Wage Jobs in Houston ... MarketWatch (press release) So far the cleaning contractors they work for, such as New York based ABM, have rejected paying the janitors a higher wage, claiming that $9000 a year is a good wage. Recently, another cleaning contractor, New York based Pritchard has come under fire for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Africa: Wage settlement to chart new way of doing things 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Pretoria - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the public sector wage settlement reached between government and labour unions last night will ensure stability, proper planning and chart a new way of doing things in government. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hefty Wage Demands Add to Challenges Facing Brazil's Banks Wall Street Journal SAO PAULO--Brazilian banks are facing hefty wage demands in this year's negotiations with employees' unions, which could, on top of other challenges, hurt profits in the second half of the year. Bank workers are seeking a salary increase of 10.25%, nearly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clarify wage components The Sun Daily I REFER to "Minimum Wage Order made clear" (Letters, July 26) by the Secretariat of the National Wage Consultative Council. I have read the National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 and note that the definition of "minimum wages" is defined as "basic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Christian soldiers wage food fight Columbia Daily Tribune When he ran for president in 2008, Mike Huckabee spoke about the good eating habits that led to his 105-pound weight loss, and he often touted his book "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork." Now Huckabee has found some of those pounds he ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Scranton pays up owed income plus interest to city employees Fox News City employees in Scranton who earlier this month saw their pay slashed to paid minimum wage over a dispute between city leaders will soon get the money owed them, plus interest. With the pay reinstated, John Judge, president of the local firefighters union, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Doubt over wages debt claim Brisbane Times Mr Nicholls did not repeat the specific claim that the state was borrowing to wage public servant wages but argued the operating deficit showed government spending needed to be addressed. The latest debate over the state's financial situation comes as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Want to Stop Workers From Stealing? Pay Them More CNBC.com There does come a "wage tipping" point, according to the researchers, when the cost of paying more toward employee wages is greater than the cost of employee theft. Even though this study only analyzed data from the from the convenience store industry, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CAW/CEP merger could wage $50M organizing drive Windsor Star (blog) A proposed merger between the Canadian Auto Workers and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada would create a 300000-member union dedicated to strengthening the labour movement and waging one of the largest organizing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Mayor sues over wage bill The Riverdale Press The mayor is flexing his muscles on the issue of wage mandates and local lawmakers are peeved. Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg sued the City Council for overriding his veto of the living wage and prevailing wage laws. The mayor argues the laws are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Extension of 'living wage' law to food and beverage workers at Hancock Airport ... Syracuse.com Syracuse's living wage law will not take effect for food and beverage workers at Syracuse Hancock International Airport until the spring of 2014, according to the chairman of the authority that will soon be taking over management of the airport. The Syracuse ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Government urged to raise minimum salary, basic wage Focus Taiwan News Channel 1 (CNA) The Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions called on the government Wednesday to raise the minimum wage so that workers can maintain a reasonable standard of living. The group suggested the government raise the minimum hourly wage this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sen. Jim Webb wants minimum wage raised WSLS One of the first bills that Senator Webb co-sponsored in the Senate was The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which established the first federal minimum wage increase in ten years. Senator Webb has supported a wide range of policies to promote economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Epicurean sued for failure to pay workers' overtime wages The Georgetown Voice (blog) Epicurean and Company is being sued for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and DC Minimum Wage Act. The lawsuit was filed on July 30 by three plaintiffs who worked overtime on several occasions without adequate compensation. Both branches of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mo. high court rejects challenges to initiatives on tobacco taxes, minimum wage ... The Republic The Missouri Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for voters to potentially get a say on initiatives to raise tobacco taxes, increase the minimum wage and limit interest rates on payday loans. The Supreme Court soundly rejected a variety of challenges to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Virginia Senator wants to increase minimum wage by $2 WDBJ7 Jim Webb is co-sponsoring legislation to raise the federal minimum wage by two dollars. Right now minimum wage is $7.25/ hour. That equals a yearly salary of $15080. The proposal seeks to raise it to $9.80/ hour. That translates to an annual salary of 20384 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| San Jose Minimum Wage Hike Measure Kicks Off Campaign KQED While most political campaigns won't begin until after Labor Day, the drive to raise San Jose's minimum wage is already getting under way. Proponents rallied Tuesday night to drum up support for the measure, which would hike the wage from $8 an hour to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thailand's minimum wage: Some lessons for us Philippine Star There are many economic lessons we can learn from other countries. Thailand's labor market policies present themselves as having grown toward greater maturity as economic development and sustained progress brought greater social and economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| S.African govt, unions agree three-year wage deal Reuters Africa CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa has agreed to raise wages for public service workers by 7 percent this year, it said on Tuesday, a settlement that will add more than $1 billion to budget spending. Under the three-year wage deal with unions, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| West Ham to match Carroll's big wage Herald.ie Sam Allardyce's Hammers - who also brought Aston Villa defender James Collins back to Upton Park today in a four-year deal - are now ready to pay Carroll (23) his current £90000-a-week wages over eight years. Carroll's chances of a return to Newcastle ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syracuse adds more workers to living wage law WRVO Public Media Food Service workers at Hancock now fall under the changes in the living wage law approved by lawmakers. The ordinance has been extended despite the concern of some of those workers. Both the current food vendor and some employees at the airport ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Lautenberg Co-Sponsors Bill for Fair Minimum Wage Cape May County Herald (press release) WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced on Tues., Jul 31 his co-sponsorship of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 to support low-wage workers. The legislation, introduced by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), would increase ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Virginia Senator Jim Webb proposes minimum wage increase ... By Lauren Mackey The increase would be phased in over the next two years. WTVR.com – Richmond News &... | ||
| Report: Virginia Senator wants to increase minimum wage by $2 ... By Holly Henry The cost of living keeps going up - and for minimum wage workers, it's tough to make ends meet. WTKR.com – Hampton Roads News... | ||
| ZACCI expresses concern over minimum wage | Zambia Daily Mail By web editor THE Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has expressed concern over the lack of policy direction when reviewing the minimum wage to deal with the resulting high cost of production. ZACCI president Geoffrey ... Zambia Daily Mail | ||
| Facts & other stubborn things: Wage stagnation is not a simple story By dkuehn Steve Landsburg (HT - David Henderson) also recently pointed out the impact compositional change in the labor force had on median wages. Henderson writes: "between 1980 and 2005, median incomes for non-white women, white women, ... Facts & other stubborn things | ||
| PHOTOS: Police Wage Tug-of-War Battle for Charity - Wantagh ... By Patch Staff Fifth annual Long Island Police Tug-of-War Championship held at Jones Beach to benefit Wounded Warrior Project. Wantagh-Seaford Patch | ||
| TBEX 2012 Keynote: Christopher Baker's Road Wage - Travelllll.com By John O'Nolan Christopher P. Baker—the Lowell Thomas Award 2008 'Travel Journalist of the Year'—is one of the world's most multi-talented and successful travel writers & photographers. Born and educated in England, he has authored more than 20 ... Travelllll.com | ||
| Say Anything Obama Blocks Minimum Wages Increases In US ... By Rob Port Recently a group of Democrats in Congress announced a push to increase the federal minimum wage by 35%. "Anyone who works hard and plays by the rules should not live in poverty. Yet 47 million Americans now qualify as the working ... Say Anything | ||
| Arena Pantanal: workers achieve up to 12% wage increase ... By Campanha pelo Trabalho Decente This agreement guaranteed not only a wage increase of up to 12% but also food stamps increase to USD 89 (which means an increase of 33%). As a reference, the bricklayer`s assistant base salary, is now US$ 397. BWI congratulates the ... Campanha pelo Trabalho Decente | ||
| Virginia Senator Jim Webb, well intentioned but wrong, seeks to ... By Martin M. McMartin Virginia Senator, Jim Webb, who co-sponsored The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which established the first federal minimum wage increase in ten years and has supported a wide range of job killing policies including raising tax rates on ... Disrupt the Narrative | ||
| Infographic: The Struggle Of Musicians To Earn Minimum Wage By David Reyneke It is tough to make it as an artist in the music industry, but how tough exactly? Well, it appears that many independent artists are struggling to even make... Potholes In My Blog | ||
| Michael Sandel Doesn't Think Like an Economist - blog*spot By Matthew Kahn As real wages rise and income inequality increases, the gains to trade from one person renting another person's time goes up. Should we prohibit this? Let me provide an example. Suppose there is a low wage person who makes $8 per hour ... Environmental and Urban Economics | ||
| UDADISI: Female Employment and Fertility - The Effects of Rising ... By UDADISI The paper shows the stable evolution of the fertility rate and the decreasing gender wage gap (by 2005 the average women wage was around 77% of the average male wage, it was around 60% in the late 1960s). Posted by UDADISI at 8:07 ... UDADISI | ||
| Minimizing the Hidden Liabilities from Your Joint Employer ... By Steve Bruce Minimizing Joint Liability Recall that usually the employee may choose which of the joint employers to sue for any unpaid wages under the FLSA. However, Compensation Daily Advisor | ||
| Hey Hudak: You've Got Unions All Wrong » OPSEU GUELPH ... By adminNancyH This is evident in the government's plan to make it easier for employers to bring in migrant workers and pay them 15 per cent less than the prevailing wage, and in changes to employment insurance legislation that will force unemployed ... OPSEU GUELPH LOCAL 232 |
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| Top economists: Time to raise the minimum wage - Lean Forward It's been three years, as of Tuesday, since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage. And many advocates for the poor say that with low-wage workers ... leanforward.msnbc.com/_.../12929430-top-economists-time-t... | ||
| Senior Haqqani Network leader urges Turks to wage jihad in ... A senior Haqqani Network leader, who is on the US's list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists for supporting al Qaeda and has captured a US soldier in ... www.longwarjournal.org/.../07/senior_haqqani_netwo_1.php |
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