National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay

National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay

A survey of gig workers in the spring of 2020 revealed that their jobs provided poor working conditions, even relative to other service-sector workers, who themselves typically receive low pay.

Why Economic Justice Begins In The Food Industry

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Service Workers at America’s Biggest Companies Still Don’t Make $15 an Hour

A new study finds that majorities of service workers at some of the United States’ biggest name-brand companies — including Dunkin’, Burger King, and Dollar General — are still paid less than $15 an hour, even as CEO pay skyrockets.

Corporations Won’t Pay $15 an Hour Unless They’re Forced To

A new report reveals that the vast majority of big food and retail corporations in the U.S. aren’t paying anywhere near a $15 minimum

America’s Biggest Companies Are Systematically Short-Changing Workers

A staggering percentage of employees at the biggest food and retail chains in the United States aren’t making $15 per hour, a new study finds

Life in the Real Economy

Two new studies—one on poverty wages, one on the declining share of revenues going to workers—are at once authoritative and mind-boggling.

Most workers at large retail and food firms get less than $15 an hour – study

While CEOs earn multimillion-dollar salaries, most workers make significantly less than a living wage

Retail is plagued with workers making less than $15 an hour, despite employers’ rising profits

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The Company Wage Tracker: Estimates of Wages at 66 Large Service Sector Employers

In this brief, we report wage distributions for hourly workers at 66 large service-sector firms, using unique survey data collected from Facebook and Instagram users between March 2021 and November 2021 by the Shift Project. The Company Wage Tracker provides a visual way to compare company’s wage distributions and corporate financials.

Despite Labor Shortages, Workers See Few Gains in Economic Security

The pandemic has supposedly given service workers leverage. But many still have unstable hours and incomes because employers like the flexibility.
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