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Fact check: Are weekly wages in the US ‘lower than 50 years ago’?

No. Senator Sanders’s data relies on a blip in 1973. Economists show wages are actually higher now than 50 years ago.

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‘Zombie-like’: the US trade agreement that still haunts Democrats

The working class saw Clinton’s support of Nafta, which cut most tariffs between US, Mexico and Canada, as ‘a betrayal’

The Guardian - US

Trump would weaken child labor protections in second term, report warns

Project 2025, a conservative playbook for a second Trump term, advocates for rolling back child labor protections, report also cites

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Why Biden’s Chinese EV Tariffs May Succeed Where Trump’s Failed, For Now

The new tariffs could be great for the U.S. auto industry. The risk is automakers will use them as an excuse to slow-walk their EV plans.

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UAW strike: Possible "paradigm shift"

Americans like unions again — but few workers actually have one. The UAW is betting it can shift that dynamic

Salon

UAW goes on strike for first time ever

"CEOs gave themselves 40% pay increases in the last four years," United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said

Salon

‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation’: the states pushing for 14-year-olds to serve alcohol

As Republican-led states roll back the alcohol service age so teens can serve hard drinks, they also put them in danger

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We last raised the US federal minimum wage 14 years ago. This is unacceptable

The minimum has been an unlivable $7.25 an hour under three presidents. Today’s wage is worth less than at any point since 1956

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What Is Wage Theft? Definition, Types & Prevalence

What Is Wage Theft & Why Is It Important?Wage theft occurs when an employer fails to provide the full compensation or benefits owed to an employee as guaranteed by either contract or law. In other words, it is when an employer doesn’t pay a worker some or all of what…

The Street

Bernie Sanders pushes for $17-an-hour US minimum wage

Washington (AFP) - Leftist US senator Bernie Sanders announced a bill Thursday to raise the national minimum wage to $17 an hour, reigniting the battle for better pay standards as workers see pandemic-era gains erased by runaway inflation.

AFP

Leftist US senator pushes for $17 minimum wage

Washington (AFP) - Leftist US senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill Thursday to raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour, reigniting the battle for better federal pay standards as workers see pandemic-era gains erased by runaway inflation.

AFP

With workers scarce, some states seek to loosen child labor laws

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt.

Tribune News Service

‘My name is cleared’: the US workers fighting back against union busting

Organizers say an increased unionizing drive has been met with threats and retaliation – and now the Senate wants answers

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