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Why Are Wages Rising? - New York Times (blog)Released on 3 September 2010, 7:10 am

Why Are Wages Rising?
New York Times (blog)
When health costs are rising slowly, as they did in the late 1990s, wages often rise more quickly. When health costs are rising quickly, as they were for ...

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Humane Society wages never-ending battle to find good homes for dogs, cats - Brandon SunReleased on 3 September 2010, 11:14 pm

Humane Society wages never-ending battle to find good homes for dogs, cats
Brandon Sun
It's a place that is never at a loss for business, though the staff wishes things would slow down. "It's never-ending," said Tracy Munn, the Brandon Humane ...


Former Collegetown cafe owner fined $1 million for unpaid wages - Ithaca JournalReleased on 3 September 2010, 9:14 pm

Former Collegetown cafe owner fined $1 million for unpaid wages
Ithaca Journal
The fine includes unpaid back wages, interest, damages and civil penalties. Park has appealed DOL's fine to the Industrial Board of Appeals, and DOL is now ...


The Wages of Stimulus - Wall Street JournalReleased on 3 September 2010, 3:57 pm

The Wages of Stimulus
Wall Street Journal
Yesterday's August jobs report was the second to last before the midterm election, and thus its impact is likely to be more political than economic. ...


New Job Means Lower Wages for Many - New York TimesReleased on 31 August 2010, 11:12 am

New Job Means Lower Wages for Many
New York Times
It found that job expansion to this point had been skewed toward industries with median wages that are low to middling, with a disproportionate share of job ...

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US workers must stand up for their rights - Press & Sun-BulletinReleased on 3 September 2010, 9:07 pm

US workers must stand up for their rights
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Our government views some unemployment as healthy for our economy, and the wages of labor are kept deliberately low to serve the interests of business. ...
Overworked and Underpaid? Productivity Increases, but Wage Growth DeclinesHuffington Post (blog)
Labor Day 2010: Fighting for the American dreamPeople's World
The problem of illegal labor: It drives down wages & distorts the market in ...Philadelphia Daily News
St. Louis Post-Dispatch -Vancouver Sun -Daily Caller
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Report finds middle class losing ground - Ct PostReleased on 3 September 2010, 8:03 pm


Ct Post
When the population is divided evenly into five segments along wages, the lowest paid earned $8.85 in 2000 compared to $8.95 in 2009. ...
State has 4th-highest jobless rate?New Haven Register (subscription)
Report: CT long-term unemployment among tops in USHartford Business
Conn. long-term jobless rate is fourth highestMiddletown Press
The Connecticut Mirror
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Sloan Wages Quixotic Campaign Against Norton - CQPolitics.comReleased on 2 September 2010, 8:07 pm

Sloan Wages Quixotic Campaign Against Norton
CQPolitics.com
The crowd gathered at Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington, DC, is hundreds deep, and the day's event, a rally celebrating ...


Tulare County wages up through jobs are down - Fresno BeeReleased on 2 September 2010, 9:03 pm


Fresno Bee
A strange thing is happening in Tulare County: Jobs are disappearing even as wages are going up -- and both occurring at a ...
Tulare Co. pay up, jobs downistockAnalyst.com (press release)

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American Apparel's Fair Wage Flop in China - Forbes (blog)Released on 3 September 2010, 1:43 pm

American Apparel's Fair Wage Flop in China
Forbes (blog)
Wrote Rein: “American Apparel entered China promising to pay sales staff the same high wages their employees in the US make. High salaries as a marketing ...

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Market Report - Asia Stocks Rally

growth continued to weigh on investors minds. Oil hovered around $144 a barrel in Asia trade--sticking close to previous record highs. ... ntd ...

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Market Report - Oil Drops, Asia Rises

by a drop in the cost of global oil. Crude prices held near $136 a barrel in Asia trade, after falling more sharply earlier in the week. The high ...

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