Near-historic price increases for basics like food and gas have drawn scrutiny to a question at the heart of the economy: How much money must a worker make to stay afloat? The price of eggs has risen ...

Raising the minimum wage stands to benefit millions of American workers, supporters say, lifting them out of poverty and increasing workers’ family resources, but it has remained untouched for over a ...

For both proponents and opponents of an increase to the minimum wage, Monday’s Congressional Budget Office projection was a mixed bag of outcomes. The proposed Raise the Wage Act would increase the ...

Butler Hospital workers, including nurses and mental health staff, are on strike due to unfair labor practices. The strike, the longest hospital lockout in Rhode Island history, centers around low ...

"Safety-net programs such as food stamps and tax credits kept poverty from rising even higher in 2010, but for many low-income families with work-related and medical expenses, they are considered too ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The old blues singer had it right: “When a lady gets the blues, she hangs her head and cries. When a man gets the blues, he grabs the train and rides.” The relationship between ...

When you're making eight bucks an hour, which is pretty typical in the fast-food industry, it's tough to make ends meet. And increasingly, the working poor are asking this question: Why am I living in ...

A Mexican household considered "middle class" by national standards earns less per month than what a full-time U.S. worker on the federal minimum wage brings home. While both countries debate living ...

Bargaining negotiations between long term care workers represented by CUPE and the Houston government broke down yesterday, leading the union to begin the process to file for conciliation. “It’s ...

Can you afford to live in Mississippi? Most people need to make more than the federal minimum wage to afford groceries and pay bills without help. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's living ...