Media clips

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• We need more jobs — around 6 million more
  VOX October 6, 2014
• Quinn job training groups returning money
  The Chicago Tribune October 6, 2014
• Wages should be growing faster, but they’re not. Here’s why.
  The Washington Post October 6, 2014
• Why living wage laws are riddled with holes
  Fortune October 3, 2014
• Federal Affirmative Action Guidelines for Construction Haven’t Been Updated in 30 Years
  The Nation October 3, 2014
• Lies, fear and tragedy: Maria Fernandes and the crisis of part-time work
  The Guardian October 1, 2014
• Not enough taxation and too much representation
  Al Jazeera America October 1, 2014
• Activists and Scholars Respond to the New Poverty Data
  Bill Moyers Blog September 30, 2014
• How Long You’re Unemployed May Not Matter So Much
  US News and World Report September 30, 2014
• A big win in the minimum wage battle, but the war is far from over

   

  In fact, the minimum wage is higher in many states and cities now than the federally required minimum, with San Francisco city and county currently the highest at $10.74, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Seattle will have the highest citywide rate at $15 once it’s fully phased in, starting in 2017 with large employers and applying to everyone by 2021. And voters in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota will consider ballot initiatives in November that would raise the minimum wage above the national rate.

   

  CNBC September 29, 2014