Today, I joined Wal-Mart associates, the Making Change at Wal-Mart Campaign, Jobs with Justice, and others from the NOW Action Center in an exciting action. More than fifteen people gathered to request a meeting with Arne Sorenson, President and COO of Marriott International, Inc., and a board member of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
According to Census Bureau data for full-time, year-round workers, women are paid on average 77 percent of what men are paid; for women of color, the gap is significantly wider. These gaps stubbornly remain despite passage of the Equal Pay Act in 1963.
Leticia Miranda reports for Colorlines: “When Martha Wright’s grandson was moved to a prison outside of her hometown of Washington, D.C., she didn’t expect that a short 5-minute conversation with him could cost up to $18. . . . Prisoners can usually call…
The latest Social Security trustees report projects that the system has a surplus of $2.7 trillion and revenue sufficient to pay all benefits through 2033. Those bent on dismantling and/or privatizing the system will try to twist these facts, but don’t be fooled Social Security is financially sound, and it’s even possible to improve benefits to meet the realities of today’s families.
Martha Burk writes on The Huffington Post: “April is the month every year when the paychecks of women working full-time, year-round catch up with what men earned by the previous December 31. This year it’s April 17. There are a number of causes for the p…