New Orleans Some good news for guest workers may also indicate pressure and problems for comprehensive immigration reform. One piece of almost buried news was $2.75 million dollar back pay settlement for an Arkansas tree planting outfit that means tracking down more than 2200 workers from Mexico and Central America who were ripped off while …
Author: wade
Hospitality Unionization Brings up the Rear
New Orleans Well, Happy Valentine’s Day! Makes me think of millions of people going out to restaurants, lounges, movies, theaters, and wherever and toasting their sweeties, and then usually not leaving much of a tip later for the servers. Where’s the love? Wherever it might be, it’s not for unions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics …
Shocking Student Loan Debt
New Orleans In talking about Citizen Wealth around the country I’m frequently asked about education and the old saw that education creates income security. Odds are that there is still truth to that, but it was shocking to read how predatory the least slipup can be for students taking on debts for a key to …