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Corporations Make a Move on Minimum Wage
Walmart is increasing wages for its lowest paid workers, But $10 an hour is hardly enough to support a family. We hear about pressure for raises at other big companies as some cities and states increase their minimum wages.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenWalmart is increasing wages for its lowest paid workers, But $10 an hour is hardly enough to support a family. We hear about pressure for raises at other big companies as some cities and states increase their minimum wages.
Also, the deadline looms for funding Homeland Security, and a volunteer for a one-way ticket — to the planet Mars.
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3 storiesDeadline Looms for Funding Homeland Security
Congress has until Friday to pass the $40 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security. Republicans have held up funding because of the President’s executive actions on immigration. Yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson went on all five major Sunday talk shows with an urgent message.
Read the story7 minWalmart, the Minimum Wage and the Working Poor
Last week, Walmart stunned the world of retail by announcing that it will give half-million low-wage workers a raise in April to $9 an hour, with the promise of $10 an hour by February of next year. Low pay has created image problems for America's biggest private employer, while reduced unemployment means new competition for workers.
Read the story34 minWho Would Sign Up for a One-Way Ticket to Mars?
A Dutch non-profit venture called Mars One has plans to land two men and two women on the planet Mars. More than 200,000 people have volunteered to go on the one-way mission— with departure planned for 2025.
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