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02/15/12

Why worry about the hourly wages that waiters get paid by their employers – their real money comes in tips, right? That’s the logic that has left the hourly wage for tipped workers at $2.13 per hour even as the national minimum wage has moved above $7.00. My recent research makes it clear, however...

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Haley-Lock Anna

Paid Sick Days

02/15/12

New York may be known for sex in the city, but Nancy Rankin at the Community Service Society of NY (CSSNY) has written a compelling report on a seamier topic: the unacceptably high percentages of New Yorkers without paid sick days, and the consequences for workers, their families, and for the...

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Ellen Bravo

Immigration

02/15/12

PHOENIX --Lisa Marie Cookingham, an OBGYN doctor at several hospitals in Maricopa County, often sees cases of incarcerated patients being shackled to their beds during labor—a practice, she said, puts women and their unborn babies at risk. “I experience first-hand the harmful practice of shackling...

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Fernandez Valeria

Realistic & Fair Wages

02/15/12

Sé que cada estado tiene sus propias leyes y no todos los meseros en restaurantes son mal pagados. Pero ésto sí es cierto: el sueldo mínimo federal en los Estados Unidos para un mesero que recibe propinas es de $2.13 la hora. ¡Éste sueldo federal no ha cambiado en más de 20 años! No les tengo que...

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Elisa Batista

Realistic & Fair Wages Blog Carnivals

02/14/12

The federal minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers has been $2.13 for the past 20 years. That’s right! Two dollars and thirteen cents can’t even buy a gallon of gas or milk; yet, it is the hourly federal minimum wage for thousands of restaurant workers – most of whom are women! “I have worked...

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Monifa Bandele

Blog Carnivals

02/14/12

A blog carnival on tipped workers' wages wouldn't be complete without the voices of those working for tipped wages themselves. Below are just eighteen of the hundreds of personal stories submitted by MomsRising members. Take a look and share your responses in the comments. We'd love to hear your...

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Monifa Bandele

Blog Carnivals

02/14/12

Name a country where large numbers of women legally earn less than minimum wage and have to drag themselves to work sick or risk losing their job. To all the places that come to mind, add the United States of America. The workers in question are employed in one of the largest and fastest growing...

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Ellen Bravo

Blog Carnivals

02/14/12

Editor's note: This is the testimony of Barbara Sibley for the Restaurant Opportunities Center's Congressional briefing on the WAGES Act, with Rep. Donna Edwards (MD) in attendance. Barbara Sibley, owner of La Palapa: Good Morning Congresswoman Edwards, Congressional Staff, Colleagues, Ladies and...

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Sibley Barbara

Blog Carnivals

02/14/12

The woman serving you your meal tonight may not be earning enough to feed herself. The recently released Restaurant Opportunities Centers United report “Tipped Over,” found that seven of the ten lowest-paid occupations are in the restaurant industry which employs 10 million workers, the majority of...

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Linda Meric

Environmental Health

02/14/12

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director & C.E.O Healthy Child Healthy World On Valentine’s Day, the last thing you want to think about is whether toxic chemicals will prevent you from starting a family. But with rates of infertility on the rise and testosterone levels in decline, we may need...

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Rachel Sarnoff