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Amazon is investing $230 million in higher pay, benefits, and college perks for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers—bumping up hourly pay to $21

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Amazon is investing $230 million in higher pay, benefits, and college perks for more than 100,000 Whole Foods workers—bumping up hourly pay to $21

admin September 18, 2026 0

U.S. Whole Foods workers will now get healthcare plans starting at $5 a week, college perks, and...

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Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares

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Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares

admin September 13, 2026 0

“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And...

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Over a third of employers handed out ‘peanut butter raises’ this year—now, a quarter of bosses admit they’re losing top talent because of bad pay

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Over a third of employers handed out ‘peanut butter raises’ this year—now, a quarter of bosses admit they’re losing top talent because of bad pay

admin August 7, 2026 0

Around 36% of U.S. companies say they gave out across-the-board pay increases this year—and experts warn it’s...

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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it’s to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stock

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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it’s to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stock

admin July 21, 2026 0

“I would like to see it so that every single CEO/founder/entrepreneur does what I did, which was...

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The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds

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The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds

admin July 20, 2026 0

“We are currently in the longest period of inaction on the federal minimum wage since its inception...

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A CEO denied raises to spend money on AI instead. Companies have ‘no idea what they’re going to need in a workforce’ when the AI race is over

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A CEO denied raises to spend money on AI instead. Companies have ‘no idea what they’re going to need in a workforce’ when the AI race is over

admin June 6, 2026 0

Companies may be cutting raises and benefits to create attrition, one expert says. 

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