From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Domestic workers care for children, support older people and people with disabilities, and clean our homes. These workers are vital to our economy and provide critical quality-of-life supports for many Americans. But their compensation … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/11/30/finally-some-justice-fracking-company-pay-millions-poisoning-towns-water “This case proves once and for all that drilling and fracking contaminated our drinking water,” said one Dimock, Pennsylvania resident. KENNY STANCIL November 30, 2022 Environmental justice advocates celebrated Tuesday when a fracking company accepted responsibility for poisoning … Continued
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We all know that Appalachian communities need federal investments to fix our outdated infrastructure, repair our communities, and build our bright visions for the future. We also know that the communities that have the least resources … Continued
In March of 2021, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021. However, the U.S. Senate has yet to act on that legislation. As the United States grapples with … Continued
Fifth Circuit judges just struck down funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a spurious ruling, the Fifth Circuit court ruled that funding for the CFPB is unconstitutional. Elizabeth Warren helped create the CFPB to protect consumers from … Continued
From Civic Action (https://www.civicaction.com/): A groundbreaking Business Insider article just rated every member of Congress on their financial conflicts – and it shows that far too many benefit from insider trading. In a functioning economy, the rules should apply to everyone … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Our Social Security system is strong, but one reason billionaire front-groups have successfully undermined it is that it works best when society is fair. That means that increased economic inequality actually weakens Social Security. Right … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/04/fed-pushes-get-wages-down-study-shows-ceo-pay-has-soared-1460-1978 Ordinary workers, by contrast, saw their pay rise just 18.1% in the 43 years between 1978 and 2021, a new analysis finds. JAKE JOHNSON October 4, 2022 An analysis published Tuesday shows that the top executives of the … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Sixty percent of low-wage workers don’t have paid sick days on the job, a stark disparity highlighted by the pandemic, according to EPI’s Elise Gould. “The highest-wage workers (top 10%) are two and a … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that if you’re earning a salary of just $35,000, you’re most likely not receiving overtime pay? That’s put millions of workers in a position where they could be forced to … Continued