wages
What the Black Death’s Labor Shortage Can Tell Us About Our Own
It turns out, the Black Death and the COVID-19 pandemic have something in common: workers wanting more from their bosses.
Why Is the Economy So Weird Right Now?
The much-hyped Great Labor Shortage of 2021 might not be all that it appears.
GOP Millionaire Senator Is Very Worried Wages Might Be Getting Too High
Sen. Ron Johnson was worth at least $10 million as of 2019.
Why Is Kroger Closing Stores Instead of Paying Hazard Wages for Its Employees?
The grocery store chain has shuttered several stores when local municipalities demanded that workers get extra pay during COVID.
Cops Arrest Essential Union Workers Striking for $1 Raise
Workers at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market have been peacefully striking since Sunday for better wages and health care.
Nurses in the Philippines Earn Much Less Than Those in Other Southeast Asian Countries
The Philippines, which currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, also has some of the lowest-paid frontline workers in the region, a study found.
Disabled Workers Are Done Putting Up with Three Cents an Hour
A legal loophole dating to the Great Depression is reaching a breaking point, thanks in part to increasingly left-wing politics.
Surprise! Canada's Billionaires Are Nearly All Men
Forbes doesn’t name a single woman among Canada’s 45 billionaires.
Workers Who Get Tips Are Closing in on a Massive Raise
Oh, and less wage theft by greedy bosses—but only if the restaurant lobby can be beaten.
Gig Economy Drivers Are Making Half What They Did in 2013
According to a JPMorgan Chase & Co. report, there are more gig economy drivers than ever before but half of the earnings.
The Living Wage Doesn't Work: So What Now?
The government's so-called living wage is keeping people in poverty.
The Cost of Living in Canada Just Got Markedly Higher
But the good news is that wages seem to be rising faster than the price of goods and services.