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Stagnant Wages, New York Times, and Unions

February 11, 2018 Comments Off on Stagnant Wages, New York Times, and Unions

NYTimes reports that one-time bonuses are the preferred pay strategy vs pay raises.Mysteriously the Times leaves out the role of unions and the long-term fall in unionization rates in the private sector in the US. —>> read more –>>

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Recently Noted – A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America by Ed Pilkington

December 27, 2017 Comments Off on Recently Noted – A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America by Ed Pilkington

At a time when the Republicans are transferring income and wealth to the rich and corporations over 40 million Americans fall below the official poverty line. —>> read more –>>

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