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Showing posts with label minimum wage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minimum wage. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

More Perfect Union shares the marginal income tax history from 1913 to 2017

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marginal income tax history More Perfect Union ( @MorePerfectUS ) posted on Mon, Jun 17, 2024: "Before we had the fake "trickle do...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The job market picture: unlike what's happened before

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It’s been nearly three years since pandemic shutdowns staggered the economy. In just two months, March and April 2020, Massachusetts employe...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

New York Times: "How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low"

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More Perfect Union ( @MorePerfectUS ) tweeted  on Tue, Jan 17, 2023: "NEW: The NY Times reveals that low-wage restaurant workers have ...
Monday, January 16, 2023

There is no US labor shortage. That’s a myth | Robert Reich | The Guardian

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Robert Reich, author and a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, writes: ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Town Council meeting recapped & more as we join TC Quarterbacking with Talk Franklin for this session (audio)

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FM #888 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 888 in the series. This session of the radio show shares the combined Town Council...
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Town Council recognizes Carloni, appoints Wallace, approves license for La Cantina, hears from the Recreation Dept, and more at their Wednesday meeting (video)

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The Town Council held their session Wednesday in Council Chambers beginning at 7 PM. One member (Frongillo was remote) so all votes were via...
Sunday, November 13, 2022

Franklin, MA: Town Council - agenda - Nov 16, 2022

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Franklin Town Council Agenda & Meeting Packet November 16, 2022 - 7:00 PM Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building 2nd floor, Coun...
Saturday, August 14, 2021

"there isn’t a single US county where a full-time minimum wage worker can afford a modest two-bedroom rental"

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"Nearly half of American workers do not earn enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment, according to new data. Rents in the US continued t...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

"a rare opportunity—and a responsibility—to reimagine the path towards what I call “back to better”"

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An excerpt from Senate President Karen Spilka's remarks to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 13, 2021:  "I h...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

Boston Globe: "Workers to get a boost in 2021 as new laws take effect Jan. 1"

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The  Boston Globe  has the following: "The new year will be an important one for workers’ rights in Massachusetts. Here are three key p...
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

MassBudget: Workers' Policies That Work For Everyone

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Take a look at our research recap on policies impacting workers        ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

"is seen as women’s work and is underpaid"

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From the  Milford Daily News , articles of interest for Franklin: "Less than a year after lawmakers struck a so-called “grand bargai...
Wednesday, January 23, 2019

MassBudget: Five Things to Look for in the FY2020 Budget

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Read our new report MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Ce...