New Orleans Every once in a blue moon there is a piercing needle that bursts the bubble of hucksterism, no matter how well-intentioned, and brings its wild claims based on hope and hustle down to the hard ground of reality. In this case, the sound of the pop is louder because the sharp points are …
Loopholes on Employer Mandates of Obamacare Killing Low Wage Workers
Shreveport The devil is in the details, and lower waged employers, like large nursing home chains, have figured out a way to be the devil with the details when it comes to making a mockery out of the employer mandate to provide healthcare coverage. Bargaining a renewal contract for Local 100 United Labor Unions at …
Are California’s Two Bites at the Wage Increase Initiatives Good Tactics?
Shreveport The rush to raise wages sometimes seems feast or famine. While “Fight for $15” was trying to launch another publicity strike at McDonald’s, the only real notice of the workers’ rallies was a question their march in Milwaukee prompted from Fox Business News to the Republican debaters. New York State’s Governor Andrew Cuomo seized …