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On Sunday, the New York Times Editorial Board addressed the 2014 jobs report, released last week, showing the best year in job creation. Nearly three million jobs were created since the recession began in 2007, but one million of those the jobs created were in low-wage sectors, including retail, restaurants, bars and hotels.
Toward a Better Job Market in the New Year - New York Times

In an effort to form a union, shuttle drivers from South San Francisco-based Compass Transportation, driving for companies like Amtrak, Apple, eBay, Genentech, Yahoo and Zynga, want to unionize for better wages and working conditions.   
More Silicon Valley shuttle drivers look to unionize - USA Today

It's almost Thanksgiving! Christmas shopping begins on Black Friday, and you know what that means right? Wal-Mart workers from across the country will walk off their jobs to speak out against poverty pay and erratic scheduling, calling for $15 an hour and full-time work. Martha Sellers, who has worked at Wal-Mart for 11 years in Pico Rivera, Cali. said, “it hurts to talk about being that hungry.”
In the run-up to Black Friday, Walmart and strikers wage a war of words - Washington Post

Wal-Mart workers aren't the only ones going hungry. The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (Laane) is giving hope to workers, and the economy by ensuring taxpayer dollars go to good paying middle class jobs. Madeline Janis, Laane’s national policy director said, “Public money is an investment on behalf of the community and taxpayers. We’re saying that the developers who receive the benefit of public investment should give a return on that investment to the community.” In Los Angeles, 121,000 workers have benefited from $2 billion in economic benefits from Laane's work.