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U.S. workers have finally received a pay hike — the best in nearly a decade. Forgive us for saying: We told you so. The government reported that for the year ending in June, wages and salaries rose 2.8 percent from the year before — the fastest rate of gain since before the financial crisis...

Farms in Alabama struggle to fill positions previously held by illegal immigrants. The refusal to acknowledge different job markets and what is at times the lack of fluidity from one to another from the "illegal immigrants are stealing our jobs" crowd is astounding...

With overwhelming support the House of Representatives voted yes on legislation that would make it easier for more highly skilled workers such as engineers to come to the US by removing existing caps on such immigration from various countries...

A new company called Blueseed is looking to have an offshore ship with offices, apartment-like rooms, etc. for talented workers from abroad to work for American corporations which have at times found it difficult to bring in new workers due to immigration law. It is certainly an interesting...

HEADLINE: Obama pay freeze for federal workers dishonest; 1.1 million still get pay raises OVERVIEW: The Obama pay freeze for federal workers is a fraud since more than 1 million federal workers still get pay raises while America is mired in double-digit unemployment. LINK...

This has been going on for a bit. The bin workers and cleaning staff, through the IWW and UNISON, have organised against the council. UNITE has also initiated a work-to-rule. They are protesting: * Pay cuts (vastly undervalued members of society anyway) * Threat of privatisation (taxes...

I ran across this video from MSNBC yesterday and was just shocked by it. I probably shouldn't have been surprised though, considering this is always the way socialism works out, but this one hit especially hard because I live near the town mentioned...