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Nail Salon. Photo by Kris Atomic on Unsplash. [https://unsplash.com/photos/Xa8fX8bQCgs]Yesterday the minimum wage in New York City rose to $15 per hour regardless of the size of the employer for all non-tipped employees. For those of you whose wages include tips — you will also get to
Central Brooklyn
> .@bradlander [https://twitter.com/bradlander] arrested while supporting striking McDonald’s workers in NYC #Fightfor15 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fightfor15?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/yv0kQeBZyJ [https://t.co/yv0kQeBZyJ] — Daniel Massey (@masseydaniel) November 29, 2016 [https://twitter.com/masseydaniel/status/803574416693141504] At a rally this morning in Lower
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> .@bradlander [https://twitter.com/bradlander] arrested while supporting striking McDonald’s workers in NYC #Fightfor15 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fightfor15?src=hash] pic.twitter.com/yv0kQeBZyJ [https://t.co/yv0kQeBZyJ] — Daniel Massey (@masseydaniel) November 29, 2016 [https://twitter.com/masseydaniel/status/803574416693141504] At a rally this morning in Lower
Fight For 15
Photo via Brooklyn Borough President’s office.Yesterday was Equal Pay Day, as well as Tax Deadline Day, but the giant rally/protest that wound between the Fulton Mall area to various locations in Manhattan was for a different salary-related cause: a push for a $15 minimum wage. The Fight
Golden Farm
Whether you’re already passionate about the ongoing boycotts at Golden Farm [/tag/golden-farm], a $15 minimum wage, immigrants’ rights, stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline [http://keystone-xl.com], or halting high stakes testing in schools–or even if you’re just curious about the topics–Friday, April 25 is the
3907 shore pkwy
Source: cinematreasures.orgJose Hector Hernandez Gramajo, the owner of a company contracted to clean the United Artists Sheepshead Bay Stadium 14 Movie Theater (3907 Shore Parkway), will be spending his weekends in prison for nearly a year as punishment for underpaying employees, New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced
3907 shore pkwy
Source: cinematreasures.orgThe owner of the Long Island based Royal Commercial Cleaning company was arrested [http://www.longislandexchange.com/press/2013/07/03/a-g-schneiderman-announces-arrest-of-cleaning-company-owner-for-dodging-minimum-wage-and-overtime-laws-even-after-settling-federal-civil-investigation/] last week after failing to pay his workers minimum wage, due overtime and back wages, as well as soliciting kickbacks for court ordered reimbursements. As a
consumer price index
Source: Brook-Krasny’s officeFollowing President Barack Obama’s lead [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/13/president-obamas-2013-state-union], Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny is leading the State Assembly’s initiative to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 per hour, according to a report by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle [http:
2012 new york legislative session
Members of the New York State Legislature doing what they do best. Get it? Source: WikipediaBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: A show of hands, how many of you think our state legislators deserve a pay raise? Not too many hands. Now, if they were to get a raise, how many
andres kwon
While the phrase, “a rising tide lifts all boats” has often been used in defense of tax cuts for those with higher incomes, a newly released report concludes that a slight increase in income for New York’s lowest earners could add a significant boost to the state’s economy.