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Ferguson and the Fight for 15
The McDonald’s on West Florrisant Avenue in Ferguson became a notorious corner of a notorious city for a violent altercation between journalists and over-militarized police during the protests of mid-August. But the Ferguson McDonald’s has also come to symbolize something deeper than just confrontations between cops and civilians: the emergence of a new labor-civil rights…
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Striking: Padding a Salary or Righting a Wrong?
When the Chicago teachers’ strike came to a close, 25,000 teachers returned to teach 350,000 students after eight days off of school. The ramifications of the strike went beyond simply a reduced number of instructional days for students. Working parents had to scramble to arrange a place for their children to go during school hours.…
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A Drop In the Bucket
Globalization does have its limits. Although it is too early to call it a trend, many American manufacturers have begun to return some of their production from overseas in a process known as “reshoring”. Notable companies planning reshoring include Ford, General Electric, Otis, and several others. Executives for these corporations are quick to point out…
