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Sometimes Persistence Pays Off

Type: Blog
Author: Kathy Fisher
Date: April 24, 2015

You may have seen in the news this week that Governor Tom Wolf eliminated the so-called asset test, which...

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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part III of an Education Budget Preview

Type: Blog
Author: Waslala Miranda
Date: April 24, 2015

The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...

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This Price Is Right — About Reducing CEO Pay So Companies Can Pay More to Their Lowest Paid

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: April 20, 2015

No, not Keystone Research Center labor economist Mark Price. Dan Price. CEO and owner of Gravity Payments, a credit...

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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part II of an Education Budget Preview

Type: Blog
Author: Waslala Miranda
Date: April 16, 2015

The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...

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Fight for $15 – and the Birth of the Next American Middle Class

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: April 15, 2015

Today, low-wage worker protests across Pennsylvania, the nation, and the globe will reach their greatest scale yet. Mobilizing behind...

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The Fight for $15 Is Already Lifting Wages

Type: Blog
Author: Mark Price
Date: April 15, 2015

Today, in 200 U.S. cities, workers will rally for higher pay and a union.  These actions, which started in...

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Double Trouble: Taxpayer-Subsidized Low-Wage Jobs in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: April 13, 2015

Low wages for nursing home workers mean that many caregivers struggle to make ends meet and often qualify for...

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