Will GOP-led Congress Debate Minimum Wage in Light of Demographic Changes?
NewsTaco December 9, 2014
*From the article: Latinos “are more likely than both whites and blacks to earn poverty-level wages. In 2011, 43.3 percent of Latinos were employed in jobs earning poverty level wages.” […]
Latino unemployment stays under 7 percent for third month in a row
NewsTaco December 5, 2014
*Good news on the jobs front. Latino unemployment dropped from 6.8% to 6.6%. It’s still not as good as the overall unemployment rate. At least it’s moving in the right […]
‘Latinas don’t have DNA to be successful’ comment leads to resignations at CA University
NewsTaco November 17, 2014
*Oh no they didn’t. You’d think we’d be past this kind of thing already. But no. This kind of insidious idea, coming from where we’d expect more intelligent and informed […]
Latino unemployment stays under 7 percent for second month in a row
NewsTaco November 7, 2014
*While this is good news, there are some takeaways to consider: the National unemployment rate is 5.8%; the median weekly earning for Latinos is $578; over the past six months, […]