Livable Labor

Austin, Texas is the latest U.S. city to pass a groundbreaking measure that, if upheld, would require companies looking for tax incentives in Travis County to pay its employees $11/hour. This is particularly big news for the area's large construction sector that has long relied on low-wage workers, many of whom are undocumented immigrants, to ... (more)



http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/11/30/livable-labor/?#038;#038;