Posted on 14 August 2019. Tags: Debbie Berkowitz, Meatpacking, Minimum Wage, New York State, Restaurant workers
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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Posted in Audio, Economy, Labor, Podcast
Posted on 24 February 2015. Tags: Restaurant workers
It’s still too low in actual terms. But, tipped restaurant workers in New York will get a bump.
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Posted in General Interest