In New York City 20 Percent Of Low Wage Workers Paid Less Than Legal Minimum

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/12839

Submitted by Doug Cunningham on January 28, 2010 - 3:50pm
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The National Employment Law Project says 315,000 New York City low-wage workers lost an average of $3,000 a year from the failure of employers to pay legal minimum wage and overtime. More than 20 percent of the city’s low-wage workers were paid less than the $7.15 per hour legal minimum.

[rockymountaindem]

1. Yes, but unions are outdated because we have laws to protect workers now

:eyes:

[Meeker Morgan]

2. Something about free markets even in spite of the law.

The law can only do so much. Workers have to be able to look out for themselves, but not as isolated individuals.

And you know the answer -- unions.