Wages up in the Air

Will ABIA vendors get away with another 10 years of paying less than living wages?

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Workers Protest Gables

WDP wants developer to ensure its subs pay fair wages

"...Eight painters claim they're owed, collectively, $8,500 in unpaid wages for the work they did on the Gables project..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Council: So Nice They'll Hold It Twice?

Council prepares for a marathon session

"...too high?), Items 11-12 (extending ABIA management contracts, see "Wages up in the Air"). There's plenty more ... although..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Workers Protest Gables

Claim developer isn't holding subcontractors accountable

"...Eight painters claim they’re owed, collectively, $8,500 in unpaid wages for the work they did on the Gables project..."

Nov. 18, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Martinez and Adler Trade Attacks

Mayoral run-off campaign quickly turns harsh

"...get tax breaks. Companies should pay their workers higher wages and benefits, and as mayor I’ll do everything I..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Why Vote?

Because not everyone can

"...midweek voting to privatized election funding to low minimum wages necessitating moonlighting for many workers – the voter ID..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin City Election

Endorsements for mayor and Council

"...his effective advocacy for workers' rights, working conditions, and wages (the often ignored flip side of "affordability"), and even..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Motherhood Penalty, for each child a woman has, her wages will decrease by about 4%. When a man has..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

What the Heart Wants

Healthy eating isn't always happy eating

"...When your body wages a coup d'état on your life, it's not all..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Letters At 3AM: Karen Holden's This Music

This Music, Karen Holden's new poetry collection, expresses the connection between the self and the world

"...publish This Music. (A reminder: We pay ourselves no wages and 100% of a book's earnings go to its..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

The Road to 10-1: WDAF Forum

10-1 is a marathon; not a sprint

"...pressing to WDAF, including the candidates’ positions on living wages for all workers, measures to punish wage theft, and..."

Aug. 18, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...min US Premiere, 71 min A laid-off harbor worker wages a private war on the rich in this surrealistic..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Road to 10-1: Catching Up

Who’s in, who’s out, who’s who?

"...of rent control, homestead exemptions, increasing minimum and living wages, and improved mass transit. Frank “Franko” Guajardo has also..."

July 28, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Obama Eats, Bumps, and Leaves

The fist bump heard ’round the world

"...president, the ultra-wealthy continue to reap the benefits while wages for the working class haven't kept up with the..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Obama Talks Economy – Immigration Protesters Outside

Obama knocks GOP for "cynical political games"

"...President, the ultra-wealthy continue to reap the benefits while wages for the working class haven’t kept up with the..."

July 10, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Agree With Hamilton

"...work for cash and rarely pay taxes, and keep wages artificially low. We currently have millions of unemployed American..."

July 6, 2014 Postmarks

Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money

Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative

"...Endeavor has also committed to pay living wages, but WDP, in a statement issued Tues­day night, said..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money

Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative

"...Endeavor has also committed to pay living wages, but WDP, in a statement issued Tuesday night, said..."

June 24, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

More Bacon for Construction Workers on AISD Projects

Wage measure splits board

"...name from the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act, which set minimum wages for contractors on federal projects. It applies to both..."

June 20, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

What job creation numbers don't tell us

"...but what they're worth – do they pay living wages, do they come with benefits, are they just part-time..."

June 20, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Film Flam: El Rey Shines on Austin

Robert Rodriguez's TV channel to become permanent production fixture

"...Less welcome news in Drafthouse circles is probably the..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Fast-food chains stealing from low-wage workers

"...it shameful enough that these global behemoths pay rock-bottom wages, without them circling back like low-life pickpockets to steal..."

June 6, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Need a Lyft? Rideshare Wars, the Sequel

New player brings rideshare back to city agenda

"...cab companies or their drivers, who protested for improved wages and working conditions at City Hall in March –..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...threshold of paying a living wage, and paying prevailing wages, and making sure their entire workforce has health care..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...heavy equipment and were thus being denied the higher wages. This would have been in the mid- to late..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Except for Eanes, Area School Bonds Win Big

Low turnout election sandwiched between primaries

"...the property tax bill (covering day-to-day operating expenses like wages and power) since the last tax rollback election in..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Perry's Mess

Rick Perry's got himself into a jam with the law, but fret not, he's got taxpayers' dollars to cover his attorney fees

"...utopia that offers state subsidies, zero income taxes, low wages, hands-off regulation, and other cushy deals for corporations that..."

May 2, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Council Weighs Film Incentives Deal

City looks to keep film and digital production inside city limits

"...productions would have to pay at least union minimum wages for film, TV, and commercial projects (plus workers comp..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Considers Film Incentives

Localized subsidies proposed to fight off in-state competition

"...Development Zone. Productions must pay at least union minimum wages for film, TV and commercial projects (plus workers comp..."

April 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kickstart Your Weekend: 'The Big Spoon'

A chance to help put more women behind the camera

"...this year. After that, their stretch goals include crew wages and post-production finishing, including color correction and sound design...."

April 18, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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