Sentences with phrase «low wage workers well»

Democrats in the State Senate held a forum promoting a hike in the state's minimum wage, while a conservative group says there's already a government program in place that boosts the earnings of low wage workers well above the current minimum standard.

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While a lower unemployment rate is certainly better than a higher one, the rate doesn't capture workers who've quit looking for a job, part - time workers who wish to work full - time, or workers who've experienced a significant wage reduction in a new job after they lost their old one.

Financial sales jobs are particularly attractive because they pay well above average, and yet a good percentage of workers in the field are former low - wage workers.

They might have to pay more, but it is no tragedy for our current population of low - skill workers to see larger wage gains during the good times.

At 11:30 a.m., low - wage tenants and workers and members of Real Affordability for All and building and construction unions call for real affordable housing and good union jobs from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Hall Park, near Broadway and Park Place, Manhattan.

In Japan, a system of lifetime employment in many big businesses, a tradition of employer provided benefits such as housing in many cases, and a wage system in those kinds of businesses where workers receive a substantial share of their annual income in the form of an annual bonus whose size can be used to buffer good and bad years for a company sharing risks and rewards with workers instead of limiting the risks and rewards to an investor class, have contributed to low levels of income inequality in the Japanese economy relative to comparably developed countries with comparable levels of government spending on welfare state type programs in other countries.

At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

Heastie, asked about the potential amendments to the governor's bill, says he still thinks the Assembly measure is better, because it provides enough money so that low wage workers can also take advantage of the benefit.

Investigative Post in recent months has published two stories, found here and here, on the project, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo said would create hundreds of good - paying, high - tech jobs but instead has resulted in a dysfunctional call center employing low - wage workers who say they are poorly trained.

First we must fight this double whammy of unfair cuts being forced upon them and, second, we need to push for improvements to the chancellor's living wage proposal so that low paid workers genuinely are better off.»

We know — and the government knows full well — that millions of low waged workers are just about keeping their heads above water.

The state budget approved in April had good news for schools and low - wage workers, but once again it was done behind closed doors and includes a shift of money to public authorities, a review by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli contended.

Mr. Lipton, who has campaigned for better pay for low - wage workers for years, said, «There's clearly a new standard for the minimum wage, and it's actually a living wage for the first time in many, many decades.»

It would pressure other low - wage industries to raise their wages and encourage low - wage workers to continue pushing for better pay.

PRO: Minimum Wage Increase Makes Good Business Sense BY DARIUS ROSS When Governor Cuomo called for raising New York's minimum wage, he expressed not only his own view, but also the convictions of 80 percent of New Yorkers who agree that the state's lowest - paid workers are in urgent need of a raWage Increase Makes Good Business Sense BY DARIUS ROSS When Governor Cuomo called for raising New York's minimum wage, he expressed not only his own view, but also the convictions of 80 percent of New Yorkers who agree that the state's lowest - paid workers are in urgent need of a rawage, he expressed not only his own view, but also the convictions of 80 percent of New Yorkers who agree that the state's lowest - paid workers are in urgent need of a raise.

Zoeckler also says that initiatives will be taken to better inform low - wage workers of local resources that are available to them to help them access health care and to also help them meet their basic living needs.

The project itself is serving as the springboard for more initiatives that will lead to a better understanding of the needs and risks of low - wage workers.

They have been better at forecasting the unemployment rate, even as it has become less useful as an indicator of how strong labor conditions are because of discouraged workers and more lower wage jobs.

It's important to note, when dealing with them, you are most likely speaking to a low - wage call center worker that has no vested interest in your well being or your financial security.