low-wage jobs Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/low-wage-jobs/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:14:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png low-wage jobs Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/low-wage-jobs/ 32 32 163009088 Millions of America’s working poor may lose out on key anti-poverty tax credit because of the pandemic https://www.chicagoreporter.com/millions-of-americas-working-poor-may-lose-out-on-key-anti-poverty-tax-credit-because-of-the-pandemic/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/millions-of-americas-working-poor-may-lose-out-on-key-anti-poverty-tax-credit-because-of-the-pandemic/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6321923 The earned income tax credit lifts around 6 million of the working poor out of poverty every year, but with the economy hammered by COVID-19, many might not get the benefit they need.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/millions-of-americas-working-poor-may-lose-out-on-key-anti-poverty-tax-credit-because-of-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 6321923 Essential US workers often lack sick leave and health care – benefits taken for granted in most other countries https://www.chicagoreporter.com/essential-us-workers-often-lack-sick-leave-and-health-care-benefits-taken-for-granted-in-most-other-countries/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/essential-us-workers-often-lack-sick-leave-and-health-care-benefits-taken-for-granted-in-most-other-countries/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5917342 American workers tend to lack many basic benefits that are incredibly common in other countries, a situation the 'Essential Worker Bill of Rights' aims to remedy.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/essential-us-workers-often-lack-sick-leave-and-health-care-benefits-taken-for-granted-in-most-other-countries/feed/ 0 5917342 We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to the work, not the people? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/we-call-workers-essential-but-is-that-just-referring-to-the-work-not-the-people/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/we-call-workers-essential-but-is-that-just-referring-to-the-work-not-the-people/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5917299 There's a disconnect between how many low-wage workers are being described, and what they're experiencing on the ground.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/we-call-workers-essential-but-is-that-just-referring-to-the-work-not-the-people/feed/ 0 5917299 Black Americans are bearing the brunt of coronavirus recession – this should come as no surprise https://www.chicagoreporter.com/black-americans-are-bearing-the-brunt-of-coronavirus-recession-this-should-come-as-no-surprise/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/black-americans-are-bearing-the-brunt-of-coronavirus-recession-this-should-come-as-no-surprise/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 11:31:48 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5917206 Black Americans were left especially vulnerable to the economic impact of COVID-19 and history shows it will take them longer to rebound.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/black-americans-are-bearing-the-brunt-of-coronavirus-recession-this-should-come-as-no-surprise/feed/ 0 5917206 ROUNDUP: Resistance in Chicago and Illinois as stay-at-home order extended https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-resistance-in-chicago-and-illinois-as-stay-at-home-order-extended/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/roundup-resistance-in-chicago-and-illinois-as-stay-at-home-order-extended/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5887966 As COVID-19 deaths spike and another month of shutdown kicks in, residents across the state are demanding more from officials.

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