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Cory Doctorow / 10:37 am Sun, Jul 15, 2018

America's largest fast-food chains forced to end conspiracy not to hire people looking for better-paid McJobs

Wage stagnation in the USA has many causes: both the destruction of trade unions and the erosion of labor protections in the law (these two things are connected) are obvious culprits, and do much to explain how real wages could be falling even as unemployment has gone down. Read the rest

Cory Doctorow / 11:41 am Tue, May 1, 2018

McDonald's workers across the UK are striking

It's May Day, and McDonald's workers in Manchester, Watford, Crayford and Cambridge have walked out, demanding an end to zero-hours contracts and a £10/hour living wage. Read the rest