Wages, Labor market
Renewing America’s ‘contract with the middle class’
“Workers were rewarded for their hard work with fair wages, benefits and advancement opportunities — and our economy and our national security were much stronger for it.”
Why unions matter more than ever
“According to Greenhouse, if wages had increased as fast as productivity since 1979, a full-time worker would earn $58,000 a year and not the $36,000 that was the average in 2007.”
Labor Day blues ensue:
Report: Labor Day finds workers worse off
Workers laboring to stay afloat
“”Even if the economy turns back up, what this business cycle showed us is while strong productivity growth is essential for rising living standards, it doesn’t guarantee rising living standards,“ Shierholz said.”
Economic gains of workers cut, nonprofit says
“On a day that the U.S. Department of Labor says is ”dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers,“ an analysis of the state economy this weekend shows that those economic achievements are eroding and that the number of those without jobs is rising.”
Editorial: Middle class squeeze threatens American dream
State’s minimum wage on the rise
“Roughly 26,500 New Hampshire workers were expected to benefit from the increase, most of them women, parents or older adults.”
Benefits
IT Dads Push for Paternity Leave
Helping with a healthy balance
Companies offer a variety of benefits to supplement the Family Medical Leave Act.
Canada weak on worker benefits: Report
“Weak” for Canada sounds herculean when compared with US.
Poverty
Jackson: Revive the war on poverty
When you’ve been losing a war for 40 years, isn’t it time to find a different strategy?