Posted on 25 December 2019. Tags: Fight for 15, Kara Eastman, Minimum Wage, Nebraska, Yannet Lathrop
As the New Year beckons, there’s good news and bad news on wages. The good news is something I’ve been able to talk about for the past few years at the end of each year—come January 1st, a whole lot of people are going to see their paychecks increase because of some state and local […]
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Posted on 13 June 2018. Tags: Democrats, Kara Eastman, Nebraska, Ports
No matter that the Los Angeles Ports moves 40 percent of the containerized goods entering the country, generating billions of dollars in commerce—it’s rip-off time when it comes to treating the truck drivers and warehouse workers fairly. I know, you’re shocked! I recently checked out a big rally, featuring Bernie Sanders, by workers trying to […]
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