Living Wage

    By Bruce Watson

    | 4:00PM 7/17/2009
    While the forthcoming increase in the minimum wage has workers rejoicing and retailers grimacing, the living wage debate continues to fester. Widely demonized as a euphemism for Socialism, the idea of offering entry-level employees salaries that encourage long-term job loyalty may well provide the...

    By Tracy Coenen

    | 4:00PM 3/03/2008
    Another round of layoffs in the auto industry should get us thinking about the future of jobs in America. Ford Motor Company just announced that about 2,500 workers will be laid off and shifts are being eliminated at four plants.It's no secret that jobs in the automotive industry used to be very...