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[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/06/workers-income-labor- by Michael Sainato 6/5/24 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/06/workers-income-labor- by Michael Sainato 6/5/24 The Guardian] | ||
When Jesse Motte began working at a Starbucks inside a Target store in Columbia, South Carolina, more than two years ago, $15 an hour sounded great. He was excited to start because it was the most he had ever made after working for years in the service industry. | When Jesse Motte began working at a Starbucks inside a Target store in Columbia, South Carolina, more than two years ago, $15 an hour sounded great. He was excited to start because it was the most he had ever made after working for years in the service industry. | ||
=====To Address Inequalities, the US Needs a Federal Mandate for Paid Sick Leave===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/national-paid-sick-leave by Hilary Wething 20/9/24 Common Dreams] | |||
Absent federal action, states and localities have expanded workers’ ability to earn paid sick leave to care for themselves and their families. | |||
