Word: wages
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...organize under the aegis of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies," a union made famous in the early 20th century for a brand of radical socialism known as “anarcho-syndicalism.” The IWW advocates “aboliton of the wage system” on its website...
...they have also learned a thing or two since 2004 about bringing their voters to the polls. Where an anti-gay-marriage initiative energized religious groups in 2004, labor says its forces are seeing the same effect from a measure this year that would raise the state minimum wage. Ohio AFL-CIO President William Burga says his organizers are targeting the 496,000 union "drop-off voters," who show up for presidential years but not in midterm elections. Meanwhile, he says, union operatives in the field are sensing a distinct lack of enthusiasm on the other side, particularly among religious...
...other day, Sesame Street announced that they are coming out with a special version of the show for Afghanistan. During the first episode, the Afghani Muppets wage a jihad on SpongeBob." CONAN O'BRIEN...
...would say that raising the price doesn’t affect many Harvard students, but it will probably be a big deal for people who work minimum wage and take the T everyday,” she said...
...correlation between drinking and wage premiums only applied to binge drinkers—there is no correlation between the wages and drinking habits of moderate drinkers or abstainers...