One In Three U.S. Jobs Are Low-Wage, Low-Benefits Jobs

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/5489

One In Three U.S. Jobs Are Low-Wage, Low-Benefits Jobs - 03/16/07

By Doug Cunningham

A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research says 44 million , or 1 in 3 U.S. jobs, are low-paying jobs and most of them have no benefits. Margie Waller is with the center’s Mobility Agenda.

: "What we're seeing really is a hollowing out of the middle class. And we are seeing a decline in those jobs that people can move into."

Waller says rising productivity has not increased wages and these jobs, with wages below $11.11 an hour, need to be improved.

: "We've got to turn the corner on this. To get back to where we were historically we've got to improve these jobs."

AUDIO story here: http://www.laborradio.org/files/lo/winsheadlines.ram

[indepat]

1. 'pukes want vast under-class without a living wage or access to medical care who in desperation

will be tempted to taking/resort to selling drugs so they can be hauled off to prison in staggering numbers, thereby showing how tough they are on drugs and crime.

[ikojo]

3. Believe it or not many people in those low wage

low benefits jobs vote REPUBLICAN!

[OhioChick]

6. Amazing, isn't it?

Makes one think :wtf:

[Wcross]

2. Thank you Nafta and our open borders!

An increase in available workers = a decrease in wages and benefits. (or at least thats what my "racist" mind tells me)

[MLFerrell]

9. Thank Clin-ton for signing it into law.

[Doctor_J]

4. Welcome to the 3rd world

The GOP goal from the jump was to turn this country into Guatemala. We're within one more Repuke WH term of being there.

[catnhatnh]

5. The unsaid yet implicitly inferred lie..

...is that 2/3rd's of jobs offer high pay and high benefits-anyone on this board believe that?

[Lilith Velkor]

7. It doesn't say that

It just says 1/3 is low pay no benefits. Doesn't necessarily follow that there's only one other choice.

[Omaha Steve]

8. Great point you have there

Thanks for the reply.