Report Says Future Of Low Paid Workers Is Bleak
Despite the recent success in raising Minnesota’s minimum wage, a new report paints a bleak outlook for the state’s lowest paid workers. The worker rights groups, Working America and Take Action Minnesota, say a lot more is still needed to lift 622,000 Minnesotans out of poverty.
Their report titled, “The Future of Work in Minnesota,” cites unpaid sick time, erratic scheduling and out-sourcing as three of the major hurdles employees face in getting ahead.
But the groups are also celebrating a recent breakthrough for some of the workers they represent.
That breakthrough involves Target Corporation’s Responsible Contractor Policy.
