Quote of the Day – November 27, 2012 -The following is excerpted from the first ever nation-wide statistical study of domestic workers, the “Home Economics: The Invisib[...]
Nov 27 2012
Quote of the Day, July 17, 2012 Labor Ready’s business customers are billed for the temp workers’ wages, plus fees that cover things like workers compensation insurance, payroll t[...]
Jul 17 2012
Quote of the Day, July 16, 2012 Back at the Labor Ready office, I have to wait nearly 30 minutes to receive my check. The job paid $8 an hour—minimum wage. For five hours of labor,[...]
Jul 16 2012
It’s still dark when I show up at the Labor Ready storefront in downtown Oakland, California, just a few blocks from the plaza where the Occupy crowd threw up its tents again[...]
Jul 16 2012
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