Op-Ed: Leave Common Construction Wage in Place
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Op-Ed: Leave Common Construction Wage in Place

Folks, who know me well, know I love history. History is a great teacher – and what happened earlier this week in the Indiana House of Representatives reminded me of that. In darkest days of the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt passed the Davis-Bacon Act, which created something known as the common construction wage or…

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Workers Demand Higher Minimum Wage in National Fast Food Strike

Fast-food workers are out in force nationwide on Thursday as they participate in a day of action designed to highlight the scourge of low-wages and push a series of demands to combat the persistent poverty endured by those who form the backbone of the profitable multi-billion dollar industry. Led by organizers at FightFor15 — and…

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The Ultra Right-Wing State Nobody Mentions

Indiana is a right-wing, conservative state. Somehow, however, the state seems to fly under the radar of the national media when they address the right-leaning activities in other states like Texas and Wisconsin. This is curious because it has frequently been Indiana at the forefront of many of the right-wing laws that have garnered attention…