Median Pay of Top CEOs Hits Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike Over Starvation Wages

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Median Pay of Top CEOs Hits Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike Over Starvation Wages

“While most of America struggles to put gas in the tank and pay the grocery bills, price-gouging, excessive-profit-taking CEOs used their captive boards to award themselves record pay,” said one expert. As workers across the U.S. attempt to unionize and walk off the job over brutal conditions and starvation wages, an analysis released Sunday found that […]

Starbucks to Close Stores for Anti-Bias Training

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Starbucks to Close Stores for Anti-Bias Training

In an effort to stem the outcry over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores, Starbucks will close 8,000 U.S. stores Tuesday afternoon for anti-bias training for its employees. On April 12, two black men went to a Philadelphia store and did not buy anything; instead, they told the store manager […]