By Erica Smiley In the first organized resistance to Walmart in China, hundreds of workers in the Hunan and Anhui Provinces are demanding compensation after the company abruptly closed a store in Chengde last month. In a letter to the…
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Shattering the Myth of Student-Athletes
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By Sarita Gupta Anyone who knows the frenzy of March Madness should understand that college sports are big business. Between ticket sales and lucrative licensing deals that allow for televised game coverage and profitable merchandise revenue streams, college sports is…
Walmart Store Manager Cites Understaffing, Lack of Hours for Poor Customer Service
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By Jobs With Justice In an exclusive interview with Salon‘s Josh Eidelson, an assistant store manager at Walmart has come forward to expose a litany of abuses facing employees at the world’s largest retailer. The manager detailed problems ranging from…
Here’s a Tip: $2.13 Isn’t Enough to Live On
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By Sarita Gupta Yesterday, the White House released a report highlighting how updating the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and indexing it to inflation is critical in closing the gender wage gap. Women make up 55 percent of all workers…
How the U.S. Department of Education Shirks Oversight Responsibility and Operates Like a Big Bank
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By Chris Hicks One in five American households holds education debt,i posing an increasingly large threat to our economic recovery. As politicians at the federal, state and local levels consider possible solutions to this growing crisis, one government agency finds…
If only more employers made this choice
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By Jonathan Williams Working for an ass hole isn’t always a choice, but being one is. Chet Cadieux, CEO of QuikTrip, thinks his employees don’t deserve to work for an ass hole. “QuikTrip is an especially inspiring example of the…
Low wages are a choice. These guys chose better.
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By Jonathan Williams Paying low wages is not a necessity, it’s a choice. When these guys opened their burger joint, they chose to do better. “We did this because, in our mind, it was the right thing to do. This…
Target’s Unionbusting Pays Off
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By Hilary Woodward In Josh Eidelson’s latest Salon story, which highlights Target’s glossy new unionbusting video, we find out that there’s a reason Target and other employers invest in these kinds of tactics: they work. Big time. In 2011, employees…
Victory! Louisville Council Votes Unanimously to “Ban the Box”
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By Jonathan Williams On March 13, 2014, the Louisville Metro Council voted 26–0 to pass the “Ban the Box” ordinance in Louisville. The unanimous vote is the culmination of two years of hard, persistent work by many community members, groups,…