Feb 22, 2013
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Economy/Banks
Tagged economic inequality, economic justice, labor, minimum wage, productivity
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Though it was short lived:
Off-duty cops joined the…
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Harper's
Dec 2, 2011
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Tagged capital strike, deficit reduction, economy, labor, tax cuts, Thomas Frank, unemployment
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The Center for Economic and Policy Research highlights the report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics which has black unemployment up at 17% up from about 16% last month. And 24.3% of black adults are underemployed, seeking full-time jobs but unable…
Read More → Sep 7, 2011
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Economy
Tagged black family, economic recession, financial crisis, jobs, labor, social mobility, unemployment
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Unions offer protection for the middle class
Workers who lack the collective leverage that unions provide are more distanced from the middle-class earnings and resources their unionized peers have, and this is particularly true for workers of…
Read More → Apr 5, 2011
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Economy
Tagged CAP, Center for American Progress, collective bargaining, fair wages, labor, middle class, people of color, unions
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The March Employment Situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the jobs recovery unmistakably gaining traction, with the addition of 216,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticking down to 8.8% as more unemployed people found work. But…
Read More → Apr 4, 2011
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Economy
Tagged Economic Policy Institute, employment, EPI, labor, statistics
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