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Target raised wages. But some workers say their hours were cut, leaving them struggling
cnn.com ^ | 10/22/2019 | Nathaniel Meyersohn

Posted on 10/22/2019 5:56:03 PM PDT by massmike

Two years ago, Target (TGT) said it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. The move won praise from labor advocates and put pressure on other companies to also move to $15.

But some store workers say the wage increases are not helping because their hours are falling, making it difficult to keep their health insurance and in some cases to pay their bills.

CNN Business interviewed 23 current and former Target employees in recent months, including department managers, who say hours have been scaled back even as Target has increased starting wages.

"I got that dollar raise but I'm getting $200 less in my paycheck," said one, Heather, who started in November at a Florida store working around 40 hours a week. She's now below 20 some weeks, she said. "I have no idea how I'm going to pay rent or buy food."

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1 posted on 10/22/2019 5:56:03 PM PDT by massmike
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The law of unintended (but certainly foreseeable) consequences.


2 posted on 10/22/2019 5:58:03 PM PDT by House Atreides (Boycott the NFL 100% — PERMANENTLY)
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To: massmike

Target should give them money.


3 posted on 10/22/2019 5:59:12 PM PDT by A strike (Import third world become third world)
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It’s what they get for not being able to do basic maphs.


4 posted on 10/22/2019 5:59:26 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: massmike

Sympathy. Not!


5 posted on 10/22/2019 6:03:03 PM PDT by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
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6 posted on 10/22/2019 6:08:19 PM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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Oh, so now they net less $$... Funny how that works.


7 posted on 10/22/2019 6:10:02 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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These people are victims of their own ignorance. Their ignorance is a result of their lack of a proper education in the gov’t school system.

They are more likely to firmly believe men can menstruate than believe in the Law of Supply and Demand.

In fact, they are more likely to firmly believe men can menstruate than they are likely to be able to spell Economics never mind understand even the most rudimentary principles of Economics.


8 posted on 10/22/2019 6:18:44 PM PDT by ocrp1982 (Lurking since the late 90's. Recently retired. No tagline yet.)
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I Quickest maf lesson these idiots will ever get! Hahahahahaha. Welcome to the real world asswipe


9 posted on 10/22/2019 6:21:51 PM PDT by albie
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There is no correlation between unemployment and the monument wage. There is also no correlation between inflation and the minimum wage.


10 posted on 10/22/2019 6:22:30 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: massmike

There is no correlation between unemployment and the minimum wage. There is also no correlation between inflation and the minimum wage.


11 posted on 10/22/2019 6:23:03 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: massmike

So now they have more time to look for another job.


12 posted on 10/22/2019 6:23:23 PM PDT by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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So who doing the work she used to do during the 20 hours she is no longer at work?


13 posted on 10/22/2019 6:24:31 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Oh, if only someone had known this would happen and warned them..............Oh, wait, they were warned - repeatedly - by evil conservatives who want them to starve.

Oh well.


14 posted on 10/22/2019 6:25:49 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: HotHunt

So who doing the work she used to do during the 20 hours she is no longer at work?


15 posted on 10/22/2019 6:26:02 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Oh, if only someone had known this would happen and warned them..............Oh, wait, they were warned - repeatedly - by evil conservatives who want them to starve.

Oh well.


16 posted on 10/22/2019 6:26:44 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: massmike

Now they have more time to look for a better job.


17 posted on 10/22/2019 6:26:49 PM PDT by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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Oh, if only someone had known this would happen and warned them..............Oh, wait, that did happen - repeatedly - by evil conservatives who want them to starve.

Oh well.


18 posted on 10/22/2019 6:27:30 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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To: massmike

Now they have more time to look for a better job.


19 posted on 10/22/2019 6:27:53 PM PDT by airborne (I don't always scream at the TV but when I do it's hockey season!)
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To: massmike

Oh, if only someone had known this would happen and warned them..............Oh, wait, that did happen - repeatedly - by evil conservatives who want them to starve.

Oh well.


20 posted on 10/22/2019 6:33:59 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
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