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Police fire tear gas at garment workers protesting for better wages
Thousands of garment workers demanding higher pay clashed with police in Bangladesh for a second day on Tuesday, leaving dozens of people injured and at least 200 factories closed, police said.
Riot police fired tear gas and rubber...
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Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages. A group protested outside a Boston Burger King saying they're overworked and underpaid. (Dec. 5)
Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages.
A group protested outside a Burger King in Boston saying they're overworked and underpaid.
"I'm...
Bloomberg
States in Play: Business on the Ballots
Nov. 4 -- University of Chicago's Austan Goolsbee and Columbia Business School's Glenn Hubbard discuss some of the midterm election ballot initiatives on Bloomberg Television's Election 2014 special with Pimm Fox. (Source: Bloomberg)
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All of Hillary Clinton's Nods Behind Bernie Sanders
July 12 -- Hillary Clinton was very agreeable as she received Sanders's endorsement on Tuesday.
Sky News
The Government announce the minumum wage will rise by 20 pence in October
The Government announce the minumum wage will rise by 20 pence in October
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Small Businesses React to Calif. Wage Increase
California lawmakers on Thursday approved the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022 after it was hailed by Democrats as an example to the nation as it struggles with a growing gap between rich and...
Bloomberg
Sanders Pushes Platform, Vows to Help Defeat Trump
June 17 -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has vowed to work with the party to defeat Donald Trump, but has yet to endorse presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton or suspend his campaign. Bloomberg's Megan Murphy reports on...
Sky News
David Cameron's Conservative Manifesto Speech Part Seven
David Cameron's Conservative Manifesto Speech Part Seven
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In his annual State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged legislators across the country to raise the minimum wage, saying "no one who works full time should have to raise a family in poverty." (Jan. 28)
Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress "whenever and wherever" necessary to narrow economic disparities between rich and poor. He...
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Hundreds of fast-food workers rallied in Manhattan demanding a $15 minimum wage. After the rally the workers flooded the NY wage board meeting to voice their demands. (June 15)
Hundreds of fast-food workers rallied in Manhattan demanding a $15 minimum wage.After that, they spilled into a wage board meeting on Monday.The board, created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has also been hearing from labor experts and business...
Bloomberg
AFL-CIO Economist Sees No Room for Fed to Hike Rates
Sept. 2 -- Bill Spriggs, chief economist at AFL-CIO, examines the state of the U.S. economy, including the August jobs report, the Federal Reserve's rate hike path, and explains why the union supports Hilary Clinton's presidential...
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Minimum Wage Protests at McDonald's Headquarters
Thousands of protesters marched to McDonald's Corp. headquarters outside of Chicago in heavy rain and thunderstorms.They were marching and rallying demanding a higher wage and a union ahead of the fast-food giant's annual shareholders'...
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Chelsea Clinton Touts Mother's Education Plans
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWinston-Salem, North Carolina - 13 September 20161. Various of Clinton entering room2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chelsea Clinton, Daughter of Hillary Clinton:"Women...
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Chelsea Clinton Touts Mother's Education Plans
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYWinston-Salem, North Carolina - 13 September 20161. Various of Clinton entering room2. SOUNDBITE (English) Chelsea Clinton, Daughter of Hillary Clinton:"Women...
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What NYC's Ride-Sharing Stand Means for Taxis
Aug.09 -- Arun Sundararajan, professor of business at New York University's Stern School of Business, discusses the New York City Council moving to cap ride-sharing and increase wages for Uber Technology Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers. He...
Bloomberg
House Set to Pass Stimulus as Minimum Wage Hike Dealt Blow
Feb.26 -- Former Deupty Assistant to President Clinton and Co-Founder of Third Way Matt Bennett speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel and Guy Johnson about the House vote on President Biden's stimulus plan and the unlikelihood of a minimum...
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Minimum Wage Hike Dealt a Blow as House Poised to Pass Stimulus
Feb.26 -- The House is moving ahead with a vote on the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus plan on Friday as a ruling by a Senate official made it unlikely that the measure will include a minimum wage hike to $15. Bloomberg Government’s...
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CLEAN : Los Angeles food delivery driver reacts to DoorDash's IPO
A Los Angeles DoorDash driver shares his experience and concerns as the food delivery startup surged more than 80 percent in its US stock market debut (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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House Votes Today On $1.9T COVID Relief Package
The Senate parliamentarian ruled the $15 minimum wage hike cannot be included in the Senate's version of the bill.
Bloomberg
"Pathetic" That Progressives Call for $50k in Student Debt Relief: Summers
Feb.19 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says that progressive Democrats should focus on helping those who have been left behind than calling for $50,000 in student debt relief, which...
Press Association
Drivers react to Uber announcement
Uber drivers in Manchester remain sceptical despite a decision by the company to give its drivers a guaranteed minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions. Quotes from Asha Rashid, Salman Teklemariam, Usman Rashid and Lawson Emenike.
Bloomberg
Senate Passes Biden's $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package
Mar.08 -- President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion package will sail through the House when it takes up the bill on Tuesday, according to Democratic lawmakers and aides, even after proposals progressives championed were scaled back. Kevin...
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Senate To Vote On $1.9T COVID Relief Plan
The bill is not expected to include the $15 minimum wage provision passed by the House late last week.
Bloomberg
Biden Will Govern From the Center, Summers Says
Nov.07 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to President-elect Joe Biden’s campaign, says that Biden will govern from the center. He is confident that President-elect Biden can...