Adidas event shut down by protestors as factory wages become hot-button issue for the sneaker and garment industry

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A protest against Adidas moved outside after disrupting an event inside Portland's Sentinal Hotel.
A protest against Adidas moved outside after disrupting an event inside Portland's Sentinal Hotel.

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Low-wage workers got big raises during the pandemic. Now that's coming to an end.

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Dollar General enters the retail 'labor hoarding' war with a $100 million investment to boost scheduled hours for employees

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Dollar General says it has raised wages by 23% over the past three years.

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Here are 15 of the highest-paid entry-level retail jobs in the US at brands like Buc-ee's, Costco, and Patagonia

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Sales associates at REI make an average of $17.23 per hour, according to Glassdoor.

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Here's how much the typical worker makes at 19 retail companies, from Amazon to Walmart

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America's biggest public companies have to disclose their workers' median annual salary.

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Kroger is the latest retailer to spend big on employee wages as the job market tightens

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Kroger will invest $770 million more in pay and benefits for its employees this year, making it the latest retailer to spend more as the retail labor market remains tight.

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Self-centered boomers destroyed the economy — and now millennials and Gen Z are paying the price

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Boomers have created a bottleneck of workers and housing, crippling the economy for millennials and Gen Z.

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Their greed destroyed the economy — and now millennials and Gen Z are paying the price

4 Florida restaurants with the same owner had to give over $250,000 of back pay to staff after the Department of Labor said they only paid servers tips

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Low wages drove workers out of the restaurant industry during the pandemic.

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An Ohio restaurant 'forced' servers to work 60 hours a week for just $10 in wages plus tips, the Department of Labor says

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A waiter wearing safety gear to follow sanitary protocols against Covid-19 takes plates of food to serve to customers during a working day at Salon Tenampa on August 22, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico
A Mexican restaurant in Ohio paid its servers just $10 a week, a DOL investigation found.

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US wage growth is slowing and not keeping pace with inflation — but that doesn't mean the Fed will stop hiking rates

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US inflation is outpacing wage growth.

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