What’s the “Quits Rate?” And Why Is It Skyrocketing?
Most of the “quits rate” is tied to very real abuses that have become ingrained in our workplaces. As a writer, I get stuck every so often straining … Read more
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Follow the People to an FDR-Style Agenda
Polls show Americans are for an FDR-style agenda: percolate-up economics works; trickle-down does not. Usually, the Powers That Be swat away the kind of big-ticket, FDR-style reforms our … Read more
This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Wall Street Bullishit!
Wall Street is full of bullishit! Minimum wages war on the poor. As the rich get richer, the middle-class becomes more and more poor-us. Ted “Yes I Cancun” … Read more
CEOs Call for Wage Increases for Workers! What’s the Catch?
Wage increases are a great idea, but… Peter Georgescu has a message he wants America’s corporate and political elites to hear: “I’m scared,” he said in a recent … Read more
McDonald’s: How Tacky can the Golden Arches Get?
McDonald’s is scrambling, and we’re not talking eggs. You know your business has what image consultants call “quality perception issues” when you have to launch a PR initiative … Read more
Marriott Hotel’s Shameful Tipping Scam
Here’s a ‘tip’ for you, Marriott: pay better than slave wages! As an old popular song from the 1970s asks, what do you get if you “work your … Read more
A Bold Shift in America’s Minimum Wage Debate
Minimum wage: Our leaders in Washington finally take action! At last, our political leaders in Washington are taking action for low-wage workers and the middle class, striking a … Read more
From Farm Workers to Cheerleaders, We’re all in This Together
NFL Cheerleaders need us to cheer for them It doesn’t take an IQ much higher than room temperature to realize that it’s way past time to raise America’s … Read more
The Flimflam of the Employment Policies Institute
The Employment Policies Institute is a phony astroturf front for restaurant chains. In L. Frank Baum’s novel, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the wizard turns out to be a … Read more
