I'm seeing posts about the gender wage gap in the US but I'm bothered by the fact that the numbers they're pulling are averaged and race isn't addressed as being as important.

The gendered wage gap is also a racialized wage gap and women of color get ripped off far more money than white women do. Saying it's a difference of 18% on average isn't truly accurate.

intersectionality matters and glossing over the differences by race is disingenuous.

#Pay #Wages #Race #Feminism #Intersectionality

The union said it would pursue “collective action” and engage with wider labour bodies to consider a general strike if its demands are not met.

Rural teachers in Zimbabwe have said they will join ongoing industrial action by nurses if the government fails to increase wages and allowances, raising the pr#Education #Health #Labour #Wages #zimbabwe
Zimbabwe teachers back nurses in escalating wage dispute

Today in Labor History March 24, 1974: The Coalition of Labor Union Women was founded on this date in Chicago by 3,000 women trade unionists from 58 labor organizations. The coalition was created to promote equal rights and better wages and working conditions for women workers. Today there are tens of thousands of CLUW members in 75 chapters throughout the United States.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #feminism #sexism #wages #EqualRights #union #women

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Well, what do you know… corporate #Grifters are at it again. #Greedflation is lining up to bat again.

“New analysis of the national accounts reveals that all of the increase in inflation in the latter half of 2025 was due to increased profits, rather than inflationary pressures from a tight labour market or rising labour costs (Source Greg Jericho & David Richardson — Tue 24 Mar 2026 10.00 The Point)

Read more:
https://thepoint.com.au/news/260324-profit-push-is-back-the-increase-in-inflation-is-due-to-profits

#AusPol #economics #Inflation #Employment #Wages