Global wages falling this year, UN says

Real wages fell in the United States and some other wealthy nations in the second quarter of the year, raising questions about whether workers are sharing in any economic recovery, the U.N. labor agency said Tuesday.

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Bankrupt builder to pay $475,000 in wage suit deal

Construction subcontracting giant Building Materials Holding Corp. will pay nearly $475,000 to a group of construction workers from California, Arizona and Nevada under a legal settlement approved by a judge overseeing the company's Chapter 11 proceedings, the laborers' lawyer said Tuesday.

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Jobs vs. bottom line in mega military project

In the midst of a recession that has cost millions of Americans their jobs, a massive military construction project on the U.S. territory of Guam is provoking a unique debate that boils down to this deceptively simple question: Should the government be more concerned about creating jobs or minding the taxpayers’ money?

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Chipotle to hike wages for some tomato workers

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has agreed to give workers for one of its Florida suppliers an extra penny per pound of tomatoes harvested, or a 64 percent increase.

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Appeals court blocks FedEx class action

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a group of FedEx Corp. employees who claim the company failed to pay them for all hours worked cannot form a class action group.

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Minimum wage workers get a raise

The nation’s lowest-paid workers are getting a raise.

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Kazakh federation to resume paying Astana wages

Kazakhstan's cycling federation said Thursday it will resume paying salaries to Lance Armstrong's Astana team now that it has received money owed by its sponsors.

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NJ firm has to pay more than $500K in back wages

The U.S. Department of Labor says a New Jersey-based information technology company has agreed to pay more than a half-million dollars in back wages to workers it hired under a temporary visa program that allows companies to hire foreign-born professionals.

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Gov't stimulus projects include wage requirements

Welders, bricklayers and other construction workers under the U.S. government's $787 billion stimulus law would earn significantly higher wages in some areas than crews on private, non-stimulus projects.

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Companies Use Debit Cards to Pay Workers

Paying employees and contractors around the world can be an expensive hassle, after accounting for wire transfer fees and delays when checks are mailed.

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Wages Improve for Foreign-Born Latinos

The proportion of foreign-born Latinos at the lowest end of the wage scale fell by 6 percentage points over the decade ending in 2005, the Pew Hispanic Center reported Tuesday.

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Activist Under Fire for Wal-Mart Position

At the grand opening of a Wal-Mart in a black suburb of Atlanta, civil rights leader Andrew Young danced with store clerks, bouncing to the song "We Are Family."

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Everyone remembers oil prices near $150 per barrel (July 2008). The price of natural gas peaked about then (June 2008) at $61.90/million BTUs. By mid-February, the prices of both of these commodities had fallen about 70 percent. But, since then, their prices have diverged.

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Tony Wikrent on economicpopulist.org responds to Lord Griffiths' claim that banker's bonuses are necessary to create more wealth for all of society. What follows is a good breakdown of the structural causes of the current crisis, and what's needed to get us out of it.

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The wages of the typical woman who had a job during the worst recession in decades rose faster than those of the typical man, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.

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On Republicans and Unions

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Colorado will become the first state to reduce its minimum wage because of a falling cost of living. The state Department of Labor and Employment ordered the wage down to $7.24 from $7.28.

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Why do we Tip?

I was at the local pharmacy today and I noticed a jar next to the pick-up window. It seemed out of place to me until I got closer and realized it was a tip jar. Then it really seemed out of place. It did get me thinking though of the whole custom of tipping.

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It's Labor Day and the American worker doesn't have a lot to celebrate. Unemployment stands at 9.7 percent—that's 15 million people out of work, officially, and millions more unofficially.

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H.R.3186 - Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act

We have another pending bill that does what should have been done along time ago. Every Federal firefighter must have pay equity with every other Federal firefighter. What more need I say about this issue?

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One of the most powerful forms of stimulus we could apply to our economy right now would be to lower the current Social Security retirement age from the current 65-67 to 55, and increase the benefits back to where they were in inflation-adjusted 1960s dollars by raising them betw …

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excerpt: "" The California Nurses Association just sent out a press release highlighting new report from the Commonwealth Fund that projects a 94% increase in health insurance premiums by 2020, if effective reforms aren't enacted. From the e-mailed release:

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A new study by Economist Emmanuel Saez revealed this week that income inequality in the U.S. is more severe today than at any time since World War I, and the current recession is taking its heaviest toll on the worst-off members of our society.

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The banking industry, which has come to rely on inflation to make highly leveraged loans sustainable, also dislikes deflation. Likewise, it is bad for governments, which use inflation to reduce the value of their debts.

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Two Peruvian women who came to the U.S. to work as nannies for an IBM executive and his wife and were forced to sleep in a converted closet and work 19-hour days have won $125,000 in back wages and damages.

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excerpt: "" Finally, the me-first, screw-everyone-else crowd's ugliest traits are there for all to behold. The group's core gripe is summarized in a letter I received that denounces a proposed surtax on the wealthy and corporations to pay for universal healthcare.""

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The Best Way For America Is To Secure Our Borders & Reform Immigration Law!

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The DoD Appropriations Act 2010 passed the house last week without including the Connie Mack amendment that would have removed the Davis-Bacon Act from H.R.3326. We need to get our spending under control.

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The goal of Wall Street in terms of consumers is to drive people into debt. Given that America has been a nation that has experienced a steady decline in producing real "things," our biggest product now -- by far -- is debt and the interest consumers pay on it.

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So if there's anything to be irked about after reading this story, it is that children - "recession babies", if you will - bear the brunt of the punishment for the lack of family-friendly policies and housing.

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Book Review -- Low-Wage Capitalism

Low-Wage Capitalism: What the new globalized, high tech imperialism means for the class struggle in the US today.

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With the number of Czars increasing Exponentially in the Obama Aministration, perhaps you should pinpoint your passion and go to www.usajobs.gov/ and check what Czar position is available this week. (Information provided below is from "The Glenn Beck Blog.)

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Big Government, Outrageous Federal Spending, and a "Re-Distribution of Wealth Focus" are unsustainable policies. It is time to bring Change to Congress!

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Let's Implement The Following Five Solutions To The Issues Confronting America. It is Time To Bring Change To Congress! 1) Healthcare Reform

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"The ability of the corporate state to pacify the country by extending credit and providing cheap manufactured goods to the masses is gone.

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Everyone can appreciate the comments of the New Haven Fire-Fighters on Monday! They mostly centered on the outcome of this case "That Hard Word Will Lead To Success" & "Individual Achiement Will Be Recognized".

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In order to confront the five major problems confronting America we have to provide workable solutions. Words & Promises Do Matter. Missouri Will Show The Way!

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