U.S. Oil Workers Strike

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A U.S. oil workers strike is underway, and USW International President Leo W. Gerard says that safety conditions need to be improved and pay isn’t the issue.

Russell Brand On The State Of The Economy

Russell Brand talks with Dave DeGraw, one of the of the pioneers of the Occupy movement.

Brand and DeGraw discuss the economy, employment, and the fast-food workers in the U.S. who have been demanding a $15 hourly wage and union rights.

TYT Video: Wage Theft

Is the CEO of a fast food company really worth 1200 times what the typical worker earns? Does a CEO work 1200 times more hours?

What is wage theft? Wage theft is when a company has you work off the clock, or when the company has you buy your own uniforms, etc. Some franchises commit wage theft when the company headquarters forces them to lower costs.

Recently, fast food workers have gone on strike and filed lawsuits over wage theft and low wages. Over the past couple of years, there have been protests in New York, Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Little Rock, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Cleveland, and Durham, North Carolina.

Cenk Uygur takes a look at wage theft, and promotes Wolf-Pac.com.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/09/05/3563673/fast-food-strikes-arrests/

http://nypost.com/2014/09/07/the-top-4-magazines-to-read-at-fashion-week/