Valuing Workers by Paying a Fair Wage
Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block,
September 25, 2014
This post was originally published on the U.S. Department of Labor’s blog, Work in Progress, on September 17. I had the great honor of joining a small group of faith leaders to meet with Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to discuss issues facing low-wage workers. It was a profoundly moving experience...
Champion for Domestic Workers Deservedly Wins MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Andrew Yarrow,
September 23, 2014
This post was originally published on Oxfam America’s blog, The Politics of Poverty, on September 17. Congrats to Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, organizing housekeepers, nannies and home health aides to expand workplace protections. Given the generally low wages and bad working conditions of America’s one...
CHN’s New Report: The Take-Away from the New Poverty Trends
Deborah Weinstein,
September 19, 2014
I hope you’ll check out this new report by CHN’s Lecia Imbery: New Census Data Confirm Millions Are Still Being Left Behind. You may have seen some press coverage about the reduction in poverty that occurred between 2012 and 2013. For the U.S. as a whole, the poverty rate declined...
Nuns on the Bus Notes from Sioux City
Richelle Friedman,
September 19, 2014
The second Nuns on the Bus town hall was held at the Sanford Center in Sioux City, Iowa, part of the most conservative area of the state. The venue was fitting as the Center’s mission is to create interracial understanding and better community living. The lively discussion that permeated the...
On the Road in Iowa with Nuns on the Bus and Vice President Biden
Richelle Friedman,
September 18, 2014
It’s great to be on Nuns on the Bus (NOTB) back home in the heartland of Iowa. Day one was powerful. The sun on the golden dome of the Capitol in Des Moines with the bus in the foreground served as the backdrop for the stage where Sister Simone Campbell, executive director...
