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Wage Workers In Iowa

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This post ran last summer and remains emblematic of a situation lowly paid workers find themselves in Iowa. Since then, Simon Head published Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans, which gets to the heart of the … Continue reading →

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Wage Theft: An Iowa Disgrace

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece first appeared in the Iowa City Press Citizen. It is reprinted with the permission of Senator Bolkcom). It might seem hard to believe, but some Iowa employers are regularly stealing from their employees. It’s a problem … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Staples Boycott

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Paul Deaton

It’s hard to fathom the cavalcade of minutia encountered when mailing a package at the post office. The question has been “can a lowly paid worker at Staples do the same work for less?” The postal unions have said no, … Continue reading →

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Wage Theft: A Widespread Problem

Posted on June 9, 2014 by bfiaralphscharnau

DUBUQUE– Americans like to think that a fair day’s work brings a fair day’s pay. In today’s labor market, however, wage theft annually amounts to billions of dollars and affects millions of wage earners. Victims include U.S. citizens and immigrants; … Continue reading →

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Labor Images From World War II Alive In Railroaders

Posted on May 5, 2014 by bfiatracykurowski

Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront Photography, edited by John Gruber Center for Railroad Art & Photography Railroaders exhibit, Chicago History Museum, through August 2015 By Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News High quality art and photography books abound – but when … Continue reading →

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UAW, VW And The Southern Man

Posted on February 10, 2014 by bfiatracykurowski

Southern change gonna Come at last Now your crosses Are burning fast – Neil Young On February 12-14, the men and women who assemble the Volkswagen Passat at a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will get to vote on whether or … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: Baseball Solidarity

Posted on December 9, 2013 by bfiatracykurowski

Book Review: Baseball as multinational and players as union by Mike Matejka Grand Prairie Union News, Bloomington, Illinois Expanding the Strike Zone: Baseball in the Age of Free Agency by Daniel Gilbert, U. Mass Press As this year’s U.S. World … Continue reading →

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Shining Light on Low Wages

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Paul Deaton

When people talk about suppression of wages in the United States, and the growing inequality between the richest Americans and the rest of us, Walmart and the heirs of Sam Walton have been the poster children with the biggest target … Continue reading →

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Working for Low Wages

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Paul Deaton

52 days of work for a nearby logistics company was an eye opener. In a world of constant electronic contact with smartphones and computers— via social media applications, on-line corporate media outlets and Internet discussion groups— our perceptions of society … Continue reading →

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Wage Workers in Iowa

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Paul Deaton

One of my work mates this spring was an Iraq War veteran. Stationed in Tikrit, his military occupational specialty was fueling, although military contractors did most of the fueling work. He had a lot to say about war profiteers, including … Continue reading →

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