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Episode 143: Kill More Hogs, Hurt More Workers; Your Server’s Higher Wage Won’t Hurt

Working on in a hog processing plant is one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet—and it’s about to get a whole lot worse, evoking “The Jungle” of the early 20th Century. In a classic profits-over-people move, a new regulation is about to hit which would eliminate any speed restrictions on how fast hog […]

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A Little Raise

It’s still too low in actual terms. But, tipped restaurant workers in New York will get a bump.

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