Hacker News with Generative AI: Wages

Why did U.S. wages stagnate for 20 years? (noahpinion.blog)
A week ago I wrote a post arguing that globalization didn’t hollow out the American middle class (as many people believe):

Economics, Globalization, Wages, United States

88 points by paulpauper 4 days ago | 156 comments

American Wages Fall Behind as Cost of Health Insurance Triples Since 2000 (moneygeek.com)
Workers now pay $6,296 yearly for family health coverage — a cost that has grown more than twice as fast as wages since 2000. This equals over 10% of gross income, reducing take-home pay.

Health Insurance, Economics, Wages

18 points by andrewstetsenko 22 days ago | 4 comments

Tipping: How Gratuity Replaced Fair Wages in U.S. Restaurants (7shifts.com)
When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. It’s the expectation and an essential part of how restaurant workers earn a living. A guest’s tip subsidizes wages for most of America’s restaurant workers.

Tipping, Restaurants, Wages, United States

90 points by madpen 27 days ago | 145 comments

Tesla Is Allegedly Withholding Wages of German Employees on Sick Leave (carbuzz.com)

Tesla, Germany, Labor Practices, Wages, Sick Leave

11 points by doener 58 days ago | 4 comments

Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, paid them a fraction of US workers (theguardian.com)
Uline, a Wisconsin-based office supply company owned by one of Donald Trump’s biggest financial backers, paid workers it brought from Mexico to work at its US warehouses just a fraction of what their US counterparts were paid, according to four sources who spoke to the Guardian.

Labor, Immigration, Business, Wages, United States

4 points by adrian_mrd 100 days ago | 1 comments

'So immoral': gig economy workers forced to pay fee to receive their wages (theguardian.com)
Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within a month.

Gig Economy, Labor Rights, Exploitation, Wages, Technology

93 points by zfg 132 days ago | 101 comments

Boeing machinists end strike with 38% wage increases (cnbc.com)

Labor Unions, Boeing, Wages

11 points by throw0101d 199 days ago | 0 comments

Workers: US cannabis company Eaze pays supervisors less than those they oversee (theguardian.com)
The largest cannabis delivery service in the US faces a growing backlash in southern California from shift supervisors who said they are paid less than the workers they supervise, struggle to make ends meet on low and stagnant wages, and are at odds with the company over their right to form a union.

Labor Issues, Cannabis Industry, Wages, Unions, California

9 points by PaulHoule 239 days ago | 3 comments

Why does Germany pay so low for high skilled workers (reddit.com)
Ever wondered which beer Germans enjoy the most? Asked yourself where we go on vacation or what we think of the European Union?

Germany, Wages, Skilled Labor, Economy, Europe

4 points by rustoo 241 days ago | 0 comments

Backlash over Amazon's return to office comes as workers demand higher wages (arstechnica.com)
Amazon currently faces disgruntled workers in every direction.

Amazon, Labor Relations, Work Culture, Remote Work, Wages

74 points by rntn 247 days ago | 107 comments

Bank of America raises minimum hourly pay (npr.org)
Bank of America is pledging to pay its bank tellers and other hourly workers at least $24 per hour starting in October.

Business, Finance, Employment, Wages

47 points by toomuchtodo 255 days ago | 55 comments

Bosses Are Finding Ways to Pay Workers Less (wsj.com)

Economy, Business, Labor, Wages

33 points by petethomas 268 days ago | 61 comments

Delivery Drivers Got Higher Wages. Now They're Getting Fewer Orders (wsj.com)

Delivery Drivers, Wages, Gig Economy, Employment, Technology

31 points by lxm 327 days ago | 86 comments

IKEA's Genius Plan: Pay Workers More to Keep Them (jacobin.com)

IKEA, Labor, Wages, Economics

12 points by PaulHoule 330 days ago | 2 comments

IKEA's retailer's solved global 'unhappy worker' crisis by raising salaries (fortune.com)