The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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New Connecticut Law Forces Bosses Who Steal Workers’ Wages to Pay Them Back Double
By making the cost of breaking the law outweigh the cost of following it, business owners will be deterred from committing the crime in the first place.
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The Time Has Come For $15 Minimum Wage
Had minimum wage kept up with worker productivity it would be $22/hour today. For a workers movement to win a living minimum wage will require getting corporate-backed politicians unelected from office, and building strength at the workplace level.
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How Domestic Workers Won Their Rights: 5 Big Lessons
For the first time ever, domestic workers will be guaranteed a federal minimum wage and overtime pay. Their victories in recent weeks have implications for larger portions of the workforce like contractors, nontraditional and temporary employees.
