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Teachers still haven't recovered financially from the recession

by Eliza Mills
Apr 6, 2018
Flat or reduced spending in education has meant lower or stagnant salaries and reductions to benefits.
West Virginia teachers, students and supporters hold signs on a Morgantown street as they continue their strike on March 2.
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U.S. adds a modest 103,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate stays at 4.1 percent

by Associated Press
Apr 6, 2018
The unemployment rate is at a 17-year low.
Job seekers use computers to fill out applications during a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, California.
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For some minor league baseball players, wages can seem like peanuts

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 5, 2018
Congress's Save America's Pastime Act may pre-empt a lawsuit challenging teams over player pay.
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Women and their employers can both work to combat gender wage gaps

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Mar 16, 2018
For every dollar that U.S. men make, women make about 80 cents. Black women make 63 cents for every dollar white men make. Latinas make 54 cents.
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Disney World union employees still fighting for more magic in their paychecks

by Renata Sago
Mar 13, 2018
The company and more than 38,000 unionized employers are still in wage negotiations.
A coalition of unions representing more than 38,000 Disney employees is in the midst of a dispute over higher wages.
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Jobs report: What's not to like?

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2018
More than 300,000 jobs were added to the economy last month.
Surrounded by steel and aluminum workers, President Donald Trump signs a proclamation on steel imports at the White House on March 8.
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Upbeat jobs report highlights the drought of skilled workers

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 9, 2018
Lots of part-time workers and sideliners point to the need for better wages, employer incentives.
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Hiring surge adds 313,000 jobs in February

by Associated Press
Mar 9, 2018
But wage gains fell from the previous month.
Job seekers wait to speak with recruiters at a job fair in Hialeah, Florida.
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Low-wage workers seeing higher paychecks

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 9, 2018
The economy is strong, the labor market is tighter, and that’s giving all workers a bigger paycheck. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Survey finds few workers notice new take-home pay boost from tax cut

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 5, 2018
The boost in take-home pay from the Republican-passed tax-cut bill is starting to show up in many workers’ paychecks. But how aware are taxpayers of the change? Many employers began reducing tax withholding in February. But a new survey from Bankrate.com finds that many workers haven’t noticed the change, which may lead them to spend […]
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