From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Let’s make this the summer we finally, FINALLY win paid leave for all of us. We know you’re busy. We know it’s still hard right now. And we also know that members of Congress ARE RIGHT … Continued
Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/covid-19/this-pgh-ice-cream-parlor-pays-15-hr-filled-all-its-positions-and-didnt-raise-prices/ By Special to the Capital-Star May 26, 2021 By Colleen Hammond PITTSBURGH — As Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District began resuming full operations, the business faced a pair of common problems in the final pandemic days: understaffing and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Talk about fake news—the Republican governors of 22 states (and counting) have outrageously decided to stop federal unemployment payments to unemployed workers, citing the false idea that the economy is “roaring back” and people are staying … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI research has shown that the pay of American workers has not kept pace with their hourly productivity. In fact, the average worker would be earning $10 per hour more than their current wage if hourly … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Because of President Biden’s American Families Plan, we have the best chance to win nation-wide paid family and medical leave that we’ve ever had before. If we keep the pressure on Congress, we could win paid … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): One of the top priorities facing our country is to pass legislation that would help restore workers’ rights to join a union and bargain for better wages, benefits, and safer workplaces. That legislation is … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): In 2017, we were on defense―fighting back against a Trump-GOP tax scam that handed trillions of dollars in tax cuts to the rich and corporations. No longer. Last week, President Biden introduced the American Jobs … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Equal Pay Act of 1963 made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women in the same workplace who perform substantially equal work. But, did you know that … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Earlier today President Biden spoke from Pittsburgh announcing a major investment in infrastructure and services and care workforce supporting the aging and people with disabilities, paid for by making our tax code more equitable and making … Continued
