Big companies not living up to "living wage" vow to workers
Some of America's best-known corporations aren't delivering on their promise to invest in employees, think tank says.
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Why one city is sending $1,000 bonuses to essential workers
Frontline employees haven't gotten much of a pay bump during the crisis. Some experts call that a "moral indignity."
Battle to raise the federal minimum wage
President Biden and Democrats in Congress are pushing for the federal minimum wage to be gradually increased to $15 per hour, but they're facing opposition as they try to get the proposal into the coronavirus relief bill. Mary Kay Henry, the president of the Service Employees International Union, joins CBSN to discuss what a pay hike could mean for millions of American workers.
Grocery union demands vaccines and hazard pay
Grocery workers have fought for hazard pay and expressed concerns for their safety for since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly a year ago. Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what would help grocery workers and Kroger's plans to close stores in California and Washington state after local governments required them to give workers hazard pay.
Los Angeles City Council approves hazard pay
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a hazard pay proposal calling for an extra $5 an hour for grocery store workers and retail pharmacy workers at companies with more than 300 employees nationwide. The measure would last until Los Angeles County drops to the lowest of California's COVID-19 risk levels. DeMarco Morgan of CBS Los Angeles has more.
LA orders $5 per hour "hazard pay" hike for grocery workers
"These workers are risking their lives," local official says after voting for the temporary pay hike.
"Hero pay" dispute leaves some grocery workers feeling "scared"
Long Beach city council ordinance mandates temporary wage hike for essential workers; Now, Kroger says they are forced to close two stores.
Kroger shutting stores to avoid giving workers "hazard pay"
Nation's largest supermarket chain faults "misguided action" by local officials for decision to close stores.
Grocery stores closing over "hazard pay"
Kroger, the nation's largest supermarket chain, is shutting down two stores in Long Beach, California, rather than paying workers an extra $4 an hour for working during the coronavirus pandemic. Kroger said both stores were already underperforming. CBS Los Angeles' Chris Holmstrom has more.
CVS offers $250 bonus to 200,000 employees for pandemic work
Drugstore chain that's player in COVID-19 fight says it will spend about $60 million to give workers extra cash.
Major retailers urged to revive hazard pay amid holiday rush
Profits surge with pandemic for Amazon and Walmart; both axed extra wages for frontline workers months ago.
USPS employees are demanding hazard pay
A petition says postal employees carry "blood, sweat, and tears" every day at the expense of their health and time with families.
Meghan McCain: Essential workers should be paid double
"I just don't think our country could function without our truck drivers and our Amazon workers and they're doing such an imperative job for so many Americans," she said.
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