What Life is Like for a Low Wage Worker
Nancy Vazquez works as a skycap at Newark Airport. She says it's difficult to survive on her low wages in New Jersey.
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Rethinking Wages for Tipped Workers
Due to low federal minimum wages for tipped workers, many grapple with poverty rates. But some restaurants are pushing to eliminate gratuities in favor of higher hourly wages for workers. NewsHour's Weekend Special Correspondent Alison Stewart reports. This is part…
The Bipartisan Idea That Gives a Tax Boost to Childless Workers
A group of low-income workers in New York City are getting a larger tax refund this year. It’s part of an experiment to see what would happen if the lawmakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, a four-decade-old program with…