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-5 posts tagged "Wages"
Danny McMaster | Tuesday, December 10, 2019
As many of you may or may not know from reading my previous columns, which you probably only read due to misleading titles that make it seem like what I write is important, this is my first semester writing for The Observer. It’s been a good one, and I believe that in my time here
Cristina Interiano | Monday, November 11, 2019
What makes a wage just or unjust? The Just Wage Working Group is working to spark dialogue around this question through the development of the Just Wage Tool and Framework, a Higgins Labor Studies Program initiative through the Center for Social Concerns. The web tool was released on Friday, and is currently available through the
Ben Testani | Thursday, October 17, 2019
Notre Dame students perform a wide variety of paid jobs on campus. Students clean and supervise weight room and cardio machines in the Smith Center so you can work out safely. Students work side by side with full-time employees to prepare your dining hall meals. Students may even grade your tests and papers or conduct
Daniel Graff | Monday, October 1, 2018
The American economy is suffering from forty years of flat wages, the result of a profound, and profoundly unequal, productivity-pay gap. From the end of the Second World War to the mid-1970s, productivity and hourly compensation tracked very closely, with both growing by over 90 percent; since then, on the other hand, productivity has risen
Daniel Graff | Monday, September 17, 2018
Increasing inequality is a pressing problem requiring serious research and vigorous debate as we strive for policies that improve people’s opportunities and outcomes. One direct way to tackle this challenge is to confront the problem of pay, especially in the United States, where our public culture has long correlated hard work with personal worth and