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Mississippi Still Lacks A Statewide Minimum Wage

Comments (1) | labor, labor rights, minimum wage, Mississippi, Opinion, states' rights, United States, wages

Hannah Luk, Neon Tommy

Hannah Luk
Opinion Artist

It's Mississippi versus the nation.

Mexican Economic Growth Doesn’t Help Workers

Comments (0) | economy, informal job market, jobs, manufacturing boom, manufacturing jobs, manufaturing, Mexican economy, Mexican job market, Nation and World, pena nieto, unemployment, wage inflation, wage stagnation, wages

Experts say Mexico's low unemployment rate is deceiving. (Wikimedia Commons)

Omar Shamout
Staff Reporter

The manufacturing boom has done little to boost the quality of life for unskilled laborers.

Chicago Public School Teachers Strike

Comments (0) | Chicago Public Schools, National, picket lines, rahm emmanuel, strike, teacher's union, wages

Dawn Megli
Executive Producer

Teachers in the nation's third largest school district announced a strike Sunday night after negotiations with school officials failed to produce a resolution. More than 400,000 students and their families will be left to fend for themselves as more than 26,000 teachers fight Mayor Rahm Emanuel over benfits and evaluations. As picketing begins, police officers step in to make sure the children stay safe.