Matt Cardy / Getty ImagesCommentary Third Major Franchisee Gives Grim News: Burger Kings Keep Going Up for Sale The chain has struggled with both high labor costs and food inflation over the past few years, and they’re hardly alone. By C. Douglas Golden November 10, 2023
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Historic Health Care Strike Looms: 75,000 Disgruntled Industry Workers Could Walk off Their Jobs This Week A coalition of unions representing Kaiser Permanente workers plans to start a three-day strike over "unfair labor practices. By Carson Choate October 2, 2023
Matt Cardy / Getty ImagesCommentary Fast-Food Workers Now Have Highest Guaranteed Base Salary in State as Democratic Governor Signs in New Law Far beyond the $15 per hour fast food workers have wanted, when it goes into effect April 1, there may be a bad April Fool's joke. By Mike Landry September 30, 2023
@nypost / X screen shot Five-Word Note Woman Put on Receipt Is Going Viral and Dividing the Internet A viral picture is sparking an intense debate about a very real issue: Should America ditch tip-based wages? By Bryan Chai September 4, 2023
Christopher Furlong / Getty ImagesCommentary As Americans Are Tight on Money, Tipping Insanity Reaches New Level: 'Emotional Blackmail' As the economy tightens its grip on customers' wallets, checkout kiosks are trying to tighten their grips on customers' consciences. By Bryan Chai May 16, 2023
Ed Jones - AFP / Getty Images Leftist Actress Susan Sarandon Arrested During Protest at State Capitol Sarandon was arrested at a protest of former President Donald Trump's immigration policies in Washington, D.C., in 2018. By Johnathan Jones May 11, 2023
Leigh Vogel / Getty ImagesCommentary Dem Calls for $25/Hour Minimum Wage, Then How Much She Paid Campaign Staff Is Exposed She demands that the minimum wage be increased to $25 an hour, but she has shown that she is not prepared to do that herself. By Peter Partoll December 24, 2022
Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images NY Celebrated 'Bold' $15 Minimum Wage, Then Dem Policies Swiped $2 Off Value New York celebrated increasing the minimum wage to $15, but Democratic policies have increased inflation lessening the new wages value. By John Hugh DeMastri November 14, 2022
Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images; AboutAmazon.comCommentary Amazon Workers Finally Win Small Victory, Then Company Rolls Out the Robots Even as organized labor begins to make a foothold in the internet giant's warehouses, workers could be making themselves obsolete. By C. Douglas Golden November 14, 2022
Patrick T. Fallon - AFP / Getty Images Automaker Won't Build Electric Vehicles in US Because Workers Make More Flipping Burgers at McDonald's Subaru will not move any EV prodcution to the U.S. because inflation has caused wages to rise too high to make it worthwhile. By Abby Liebing November 4, 2022