A project of the Labor Institute to reverse runaway income and wealth inequality.
As nuclear, oil, and chemical plants in the Great Lakes region were closing, plans were needed for a just transition for 100,000 workers. Les Leopold talked about the workers, what they were losing, and how important it was for all parties to support a just transition to a new way of life. You can read the speech by clicking here.
By Les Leopold Stanley Aronowitz, my ex-brother-in-law, came crashing into my life in my early teens. The combination of Stanley and my sister Evelyn totally scrambled my entire vision of the world and of myself. I went from a lower-middle class suburbanite to a working class radical with many difficult stops along the way. Stanley never tired of sharing books, discussing politics and asking probing questions. He was enormously kind and gracious in his support of me and my work. We stayed friends for the rest of his life. Through Stanley and Evelyn I met the late Tony Mazzocchi, with whom …
The details are in this report: https://ips-dc.org/how-corporations-pumped-up-ceo-pay-while-their-low-wage-workers-suffered-in-the-pandemic/ Just one juicy detail among many: “Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta had the largest paycheck among the rule-rigging companies. After he failed to meet the goals associated with his multi-year stock awards, the board “modified” the awards by disregarding poor 2020 financial results and changing the performance metrics. Those maneuvers inflated his total compensation to $56 million — 1,953 times as much as the company’s median worker pay of $28,608 in 2020.” The article suggests support for the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, currently in Congress, which would impose a graduated tax depending on …
A long reported piece in Nature examines why the poorest people are the most vulnerable to disease, and how our inadequate systems of regulation and support make matters worse. A Covid story with implications that extend far into the future.
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-021-00943-x/index.html
Mother and Daughter Do the Same Job. Why Does One Make $9 More an Hour? Brigid Schulte and Cassandra Robertson write in the New York Times. Click here to read.
Low interest rates have stabilized the economy and boosted the stock market, making winners of winners and leaving the rest of us behind. Allan Sloan and Dezary Podkul report at ProPublica.org. Read it here.
