Bloomberg Businessweek asked low-income workers around the United States to describe their jobs, aspirations and fears. These working Americans have the most at stake in the debate over whether to hike the federal minimum wage to $10.10. You can watch the clip below. Video Portraits: Life At Minimum Wage
Competition for jobs is high in general, but a senior data scientist with Bright.com compiled a list of five of the most in-demand jobs in the United States. The list below was compiled by Bright.com by going through over 70 million job postings in the United States. For the record, Boston scored the highest for […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill that would ban employers from checking the credit scores of job applicants. Senator believes that this kind of screening process creates unnecessary blocks to employment, particularly as numerous studies indicate a poor credit history does not have any bearing on an applicant’s ability to perform a job. “This […]
Fast food workers are rising up and demanding an end to low wages in over 100 cities this Thursday. Expected to be the largest fast food strike in the nation’s history, the strike has been coordinated by several organizations to include Fast Food Forward, Fight for 15, Low Pay Is Not OK. As reported by […]
The labor advocacy group Low Pay Is Not OK is targeting McDonald’s for their online employee website, McResource, which advises employees to “consider returning unopened purchases” or to try “Selling some of your unwanted possessions” to pay off holiday debt. A screenshot if the McResource Line website published by Low Pay Is Not OK reads: […]