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Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement are linked to historical lynchings
U.S. counties where lynchings were more prevalent from 1877 to 1950 have more officer-involved killings
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CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978
Typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time
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Two billion dollars in stolen wages were recovered for workers in 2015 and 2016—and that’s just a drop in the bucket
The last four decades have been marked by rising wage inequality, with the vast majority of American workers experiencing wage stagnation while those at the top rung of the economic ladder reap the benefits of growth in productivity. These dynamics mean that many workers struggle to make ends meet; in 2016 one in five families in which at least one person worked were living below 200 percent of the federal poverty line (U.S. Census Bureau 2017).
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Employers would pocket $5.8 billion of workers’ tips under Trump administration’s proposed ‘tip stealing’ rule
On December 5, the Trump administration took its first major step toward allowing employers to legally pocket the tips earned by the workers they employ. The Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed rule that would allow restaurants to take the tips that servers earn and share them with untipped employees such as cooks and dishwashers.
