Newark Local 100 members sent their petitions into their Congressional delegations in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana at the end of last week. The Raise the Wages Act is finally coming to debate in the House of Representatives this week. The bill would raise the federal minimum to $15 per hour over a period of years. …
Category: Financial Justice
Housing Prices Continue to Hit New Highs Everywhere
New Orleans Housing is important enough that it can trigger a worldwide recession, especially if the market bursts first in the United States, as we all found in 2007. Ironically, it is not important enough that data on housing prices, much less rents, is included in general economic forecasts from the worlds’ main financial bodies …
Hospitals Doing Harm to Patients Paychecks
New Orleans With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals were on notice. Costs were out of control and people were going to be looking. Prices were going to be made public so some patients could compare. Hospitals were going to be able to be ranked by health outcomes. Accountability was coming! This …