#Wage

THREAD: I could say a lot about this story, including the breath-taking arrogance of the Bloc Québécois to criticize *anyone* over accepting public financing of political parties, but ... 1/16https://globalnews.ca/news/6983011/liberals-po
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If $2,400 / month is enough to drain the entire workforce it says far more about wage suppression & corporate greed than workers being too lazy to work. $28,000/year for
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My hot take is that "bullying" is a term associated with childhood and something we think of as "childish" not really because adults do it less but because we actually
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The reforms announced by Qatar y'day - inc removal of the no objection certificate (NOC) - need proper evaluation once we all see the law, but seem to represent a
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There’s something weird happening in the Lake District. It will soon pose a large problem. If you’ve visited after Brexit and during the pandemic...You’ll have noticed that in many of
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#mbpoli @UMFA_FAUM @MOFA_FAPUM This is extraordinary. I would have thought that given the recent history, the University of Manitoba administration would take a more reasonable stance ,instead of refusing a
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Just a reminder that #essentialworkers have been working straight through #COVID19 for the past four months and still have yet to receive anything more than the initial stimulus (for those
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THREAD: Comments by Fed Chair Jay Powell Are worth noting.Despite all the Fed has done to keep markets afloat, he is very clearly urging Congress and the White House to
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1. I am now getting reports of mini-rebellions happening in Backpackers Hostels in Sydney. Guests can't afford to pay b/c lost job & no access to Convid-19 payments. They are
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What are the ways to ensure sustainability for Taiwan's NHI? NHI suggests (1) raising premiums & deductibles. The Taiwan Medical Alliance for Labor Justice & Patient Safety says (2) premiums
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...i just tried to open my aeon timeline file to give the answer to this, and the file wont open and i don't know whyi had it written downin a
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“Would it be in order to sing God Save the King?”Will Crooks, trade unionist and one of the first Labour MPs, was born in Poplar, London #OnThisDay 1852. A strong
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I want a federal law that would mandate upping provincial disability and other income supports up to the level of CERB. I would like $2000 a month to be the
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It's hard to believe but @fordnation, @MonteMcNaughton, @celliottability have managed to design a #PaidSickDays scheme that leaves low-wage workers WORSE off. Here's why: The new scheme does
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Recently I viewed the video of a forum w/ NM Senate Candidates Bill Soules (Incumb) and Dave Gallus, GOP challenger. Whoa boy, there was some interesting stuff here fm the
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WHO SAID: "Workers experience huge losses in salary caused by...wage theft, like employers not paying overtime, forcing off-the-clock work, and misclassifying workers...these companies are raking in billions of dollars in
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