‘We deserve more’: US workers’ share of the pie dwindles
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Bureau of Labor Statistics releases latest estimate of how much labor receives of national income, showing bleak declineWhen 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.The excitement has dissipated due to his inconsistent and erratic work schedule, the rising costs of necessities and...

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