US income inequality
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Airport workers were expected to join thousands of workers from fast-food, home-care and federal industries in support of $15 minimum wage campaign
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Peggy Young took her employer to court for placing her on unpaid leave when she was pregnant, but what about women who suffer in silence? We want to hear your stories.
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As Americans struggle with day-to-day expenses, holiday shopping takes a hit
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Thanksgiving is not just about feasting; it’s a day of charity. Yet 22 US cities have blocked nonprofits from offering food to the homeless in public spaces. Why?
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Employee group Our Walmart calls for higher wages and better working conditions in national protests outside Walmart retail stores
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Activists around the country have been organizing for a large-scale of Black Friday – and in Ferguson, people seemed to have got the memo
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Nichole Gracely has a master’s degree and was one of Amazon’s best order-pickers. Now, after protesting the company, she’s homeless
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As stores open earlier each year to bring Black Friday deals to their customers, Thanksgiving becomes less of a holiday for many households
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Ed Helmore: As pay protests spread across the US, strikers are bringing their struggle to Europe. Alvin Major ($7.25 an hour at KFC) saysthis is just the start …
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Walmart workers sometimes rely on food banks and welfare to afford their own meals, a fact highlighted in the new “Walmart Hunger Games” Tumblr
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Public Eye, a counter-event to the World Economic Forum, nominated the brand for a lifetime award as workers around the world protest Walmart’s wages and treatment of workers
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US workers who launched high-profile campaign now touring the world teaching peers how to take direct action against bosses
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Officials say 23 men and women were arrested after they blocked traffic at an intersection in Pico Rivera in California
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Unions managed to pass the minimum wage in four states, but failed to unseat lawmakers hostile to the labor movement
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Michelle Chen: Cities are enacting politics to keep homeless people out of sight and uphold a social order riven by racial and economic inequality
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Federal contract workers push the president to raise wages for the people who serve breakfast at the Capitol
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New study from Pew Charitable Trusts imagines an America without social welfare programs
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Sarah Jaffe: Voters said yes to wage increases at the ballot box – even in the most conservative places. What now?
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Zephyr Teachout: The super-rich have just bought another election. They own American democracy. Here’s how to take the power back
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18% of US women over 65 live in extreme poverty and US households are becoming more insecure about their food supplies. Why have US voters ignored the problem? The director of a food bank sheds some light on the growing problem of food insecurity
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Teachers in Illinois and Pennsylvania, who have resorted to strikes to defend their contracts, call for politicians to back education with deeds not words
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Could ballot initiatives succeed where Congress and protests failed? A worker, a businessman and a lawmaker have their say
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The Wall Street bonus system – piles of cash decided on in November and distributed in February – encouraged bad short-term behavior. Now it looks like the party’s over
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Amazon’s recruitment of 80,000 temporary workers is a symptom of America’s culture of the low-paid seasonal worker
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Former CEO of Liz Claiborne says violence issues brought to light by the NFL extend into offices and employers need to support staff with investment and outreach
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What Thomas Piketty has shown us, is that since 1980, it is only the rich and the very rich who have benefited from growth, writes Roger Farmer
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Alexis Goldstein: If progressives think they’ve got any chance at midterm victory, it’s time to focus on dramatic solutions for young and minority voters – before it’s too late
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Silicon Valley is becoming a microcosm of America’s refusal to talk about female-friendly policies, writes Suzanne McGee
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US money blog Struggling workers take wage protest to upscale doorstep of Walmart heiress Alice Walton
Demanding higher wages and better benefits, Walmart workers protest outside Alice Walton’s home resulting in 26 arrests -
Chair of the US Federal Reserve says increasing inequality runs contrary to American values and undermines mobility
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Advocates say by abolishing tipped minimum wage, US could help reduce sexual harassment in the food industry
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In the new wave of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, protesters are focusing on the root issues of discrimination, including a lack of jobs and constant police fines
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There are $26bn in auto loans. It’s not as big as the housing bubble, but it’s a growing disconnect, writes Chris Arnade
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Satya Nadella apologies in email to staff for saying women could rely on ‘good karma’ inside their business to obtain wage hike
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I beat Sallie Mae at the student loan game – but nobody should face financial ruin for an education