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Low wages
More than 20 states ring in the new year with a higher minimum wage
Jan 1, 2024
The highest state minimum wages as of Jan. 1, 2024 will be Washington state at $16.28 and California at $16. But is that really enough to live on?
As jobs rebound, those paying least are hardest to fill
May 6, 2022
Health care, child care and K-12 education, which offer jobs with lower pay that need to be done in person, have yet to fully recover.
Low wages and high costs clash in the home health care crisis for aging Americans
by
Kimberly Adams
and Anais Amin
Apr 8, 2022
“We've never invested in the ability of families to afford the care that they need,” says Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
"The future of work is flexibility." Discuss.
by
Andy Uhler
May 6, 2021
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai used the phrase when announcing Google's move to a hybrid workweek.
Pandemic exacerbated inequality worldwide, Amnesty International says
Apr 7, 2021
In many countries, those working in low-wage jobs or in the gig economy were left out of government relief packages.
Some local governments have started mandating hazard pay
Feb 19, 2021
But almost a year into the pandemic, most front-line workers are going without it.
Minimum wage hikes have varying effects across nation
by
Justin Ho
Dec 31, 2018
Twenty states are raising their minimum wages as we usher in 2019.
For public good, not for profit.
Low-wage workers seeing higher paychecks
Mar 9, 2018
The economy is strong, the labor market is tighter, and that’s giving all workers a bigger paycheck. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Workers are seeing wage gains, even in some of the lowest-paid jobs
Jul 20, 2017
We haven’t seen much in wage gains out of recent jobs reports from the Labor Department. The most recent one, for June, showed average hourly wages, as reported by employers, up just 2.5 percent over the past year, not much better than inflation. But another measure of income from the Labor Department, based on a […]
Why construction workers in LA make less than they used to
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 1, 2017
Here's where we talk about diminished unions and immigration.