Target raised wages. But some workers say their hours were cut, leaving them struggling
Target raised wages. But some workers say their hours were cut, leaving them struggling
Two years ago, Target (TGT) said it would raise its minimum wage to ...
Two years ago, Target (TGT) said it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. The move won praise from labor advocates and put pressure on other companies to also move to $15.
But some store workers say the wage increases are not helping because their hours are falling, making it difficult to keep their health insurance and in some cases to pay their bills. Read the full article here.How Working Families Can Impact Private Equity
How Working Families Can Impact Private Equity
Looking at economies around the world, it’s easy to think that reconciling markets with justice, or profit with basic fairness and human decency, is simply impossible. With the looming risks that...
Looking at economies around the world, it’s easy to think that reconciling markets with justice, or profit with basic fairness and human decency, is simply impossible. With the looming risks that come with automation and other technology-related shifts in the nature of work, the tension between what’s good for investors and what’s good for workers has seemed increasingly difficult to resolve.
There is great uncertainty about the future of work—and for many reasons, not least the lack of focused political will and policy attention to the future of work and workers. One reminder of that inattention is the sharp growth of economic insecurity over recent decades, even as the income and wealth of the affluent soared. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz persuasively argues, based on decades of economic trends across the globe, “inequality is a choice,” not the inevitable consequence of technological progress, the laws of physics, or the iron law of the market.
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Social services and education meet in Fairfax County’s community schools program
Social services and education meet in Fairfax County’s community schools program
When Fairfax County Public Schools appointed Clint Mitchell as the new principal at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School, the district’s primary directive to its newest administrator was change...
When Fairfax County Public Schools appointed Clint Mitchell as the new principal at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School, the district’s primary directive to its newest administrator was change the culture.
It did not take Mitchell long to understand why.
A native of the Caribbean island St. Lucia who immigrated to New York as a teenager, Mitchell worked in public education first as a teacher and then as an administrator for more than 16 years before FCPS hired him in August 2016.
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Wall Street pulled its financing. Stocks have plummeted. But private prisons still thrive.
Wall Street pulled its financing. Stocks have plummeted. But private prisons still thrive.
Over the past year, private prison giants CoreCivic and GEO Group have been abandoned by Wall Street and seen their stock prices plummet.
Activists are rejoicing in the...
Over the past year, private prison giants CoreCivic and GEO Group have been abandoned by Wall Street and seen their stock prices plummet.
Activists are rejoicing in the success of the campaigns they waged against the companies for profiting from President Trump’s immigration policies and are planning even more protests.
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Housing Movement Demands Find Some Recognition in Congress
Housing Movement Demands Find Some Recognition in Congress
Campaigns for rent control and tenant protections that have been simmering for years in high-cost cities have managed to break through to the national level in the last few months. Two progressive...
Campaigns for rent control and tenant protections that have been simmering for years in high-cost cities have managed to break through to the national level in the last few months. Two progressive coalitions with roots in tenant organizing, centered around People’s Action in Chicago and the Center for Popular Democracy in Brooklyn, launched campaigns with overlapping demands. The “Homes Guarantee” campaign, convened by People’s Action, calls for the development of 12 million “social housing” units to be owned publicly and rented at rates that anyone can afford, regardless of income. The “Home to Thrive” platform, which the Center for Popular Democracy brought to Congress in September, demands a range of federal protections, including national rent control and a ban on evictions without just cause. The demands are picking up champions in public office.
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The '94 Crime Bill 25 Years Later: It's Time for a Reckoning [Op-Ed]
The '94 Crime Bill 25 Years Later: It's Time for a Reckoning [Op-Ed]
It’s been 25 years since Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994—...
It’s been 25 years since Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994—also known as the ’94 Crime Bill. Signed into law by President Bill Clinton and authored by now-presidential hopeful Joe Biden, it was designed to send a political message that Democrats could be just as tough on crime as their Republican counterparts. It was supposed to reduce “violent crime” by imposing longer jail sentences, creating more death penalty-eligible offenses, cutting higher educational opportunities for incarcerated people, and providing billions of dollars to states to build more prisons and hire 100,000 new police officers. In short, the plan was to lock up more people, lock them up longer, and lock them up in more places. It was a brutal strategy that targeted and devastated Black and Brown communities for an entire generation.
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Ocasio-Cortez Unveils 'Just Society' Program
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a national figure who has used her platform to promote bold policies on the ...
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a national figure who has used her platform to promote bold policies on the climate crisis and healthcare, unveiled Wednesday a package of six economic justice bills to tackle American poverty and inequality.
The New York Democrat's "A Just Society" package—which includes provisions that aim to expand the rights of tenants, workers, immigrants, and formerly incarcerated individuals—won praise from anti-poverty advocates such as Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym, vice chair of Local Progress, a national network of progressive elected officials serving in local governments.
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A New Congressional Letter Led by Sanders and AOC Slams Puerto Rico Control Board’s Austerity Measures
A New Congressional Letter Led by Sanders and AOC Slams Puerto Rico Control Board’s Austerity Measures
The full letter —which was supported by Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, the Vamos 4 Puerto Rico network, the Hispanic Federation, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, the Center for...
The full letter —which was supported by Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, the Vamos 4 Puerto Rico network, the Hispanic Federation, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, the Center for Popular Democracy, and the Hedge Clippers Campaign…
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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Reversal of Puerto Rico Austerity Measures
López Varona also pushed back on the idea of a new PROMESA. “We as a coalition of groups in Puerto Rico and the U.S. continue to oppose PROMESA and any other legislation that imposes federal...
López Varona also pushed back on the idea of a new PROMESA. “We as a coalition of groups in Puerto Rico and the U.S. continue to oppose PROMESA and any other legislation that imposes federal oversight in Puerto Rico, because it hasn’t worked,” he said, referring to a coalition that includes Vamos4PR, the Center for Popular Democracy, Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, Diáspora en Resistencia, Diáspora en Acción, and Construyamos Otro Acuerdo. “The summer uprising showed people want democracy; they want to be part of the decisions being made.”
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NYC Climate Strike set for Friday, schools to excuse students
NYC Climate Strike set for Friday, schools to excuse students
Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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Featured speaker: Julio López Varona, Co-director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center For Popular Democracy.
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