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24/7 Insights The minimum wage is set by both the federal government and the states. $7.25 per hour is currently the federal minimum wage. Some states have two sets of minimum wage guidelines. ...
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For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans were voluntarily leaving their jobs at historically high rates. The era, commonly known as the Great Resignation, lasted for just over two years — from...
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Military members across all branches received a 5.2% basic pay raise in 2024. This is the highest increase of the past two decades. The increase follows a 4.6% raise in 2023. Other allowances also...
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What makes a place good or bad for workers? Well, according to Oxfam America, a nonprofit with the mission of lowering poverty, places that “have the most robust laws to mandate adequate wages,...
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Here are some of the ways Ford is under pressure to cut or eliminate its dividend, which would not make investors happy.
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Has Ford announced its next dividend payment? Stay tuned for another update and, perhaps, more job actions when UAW President Shawn Fein holds a press conference later in the morning.
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The United Auto Workers (UAW) has struck one of Ford’s most profitable plants, potentially harming the company's future in electric vehicles (EVs).
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Two new strikes against U.S. and Canadian auto plants began on Monday. Did anyone notice?
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Ford has made a new offer to settle the UAW strike, and the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried began Tuesday. Also, interest on U.S. Treasury notes keeps rising.
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