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The Way I See It: The Trouble with Raising the Minimum Wage
by Rebecca Styn
6/11/2014, 6:13 AM
Seattle's minimum wage increased to $15 per hour -- more than twice what Erie residents make at $7.25.
Wal-Mart: Always Thinking (Little) of its Workers
by Jay Stevens
11/19/2013, 3:13 PM
A Wal-Mart store in Ohio puts out donation bins for their own workers.
Kicking us while we're down
by Jay Stevens
9/24/2013, 5:02 PM
Mike Kelly voted to cut food stamps, and why that's a bad thing.
Q & A with Senator Pat Toomey
by Cory Vaillancourt
1/23/2013, 5:01 PM
An intimate conversation with the Junior Senator from Pennsylvania.
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