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  2. A fair day's wage for a fair day's work - Wikipedia

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    "A fair day's pay for a fair day's work" vs "Abolition of the Wages System", One Big Union, May 1919 A fair day's wage for a fair day's work is an objective of the labor movement, trade unions and other workers' groups, to increase pay, and adopt reasonable hours of work.

  3. Industrial Workers of the World philosophy and tactics

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    The AFL had one guiding principle—"pure and simple trade unionism", often summarized with the slogan "a fair day's pay for a fair day's work." [ 1 ] The IWW embraced two guiding principles, fighting like the AFL for better wages, hours, and conditions, but also promoting an eventual, permanent solution to the problems of strikes, injunctions ...

  4. Labor federation competition in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In time, the AFL would redefine its methods and its mission. The federation embraced "pure and simple trade unionism." It pursued the goal of winning "a fair day's wage for a fair day's work," [73] the standard expression of the aspirations of working people as perceived by the federation.

  5. Days of disabled workers earning less than $7.25 an ... - AOL

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    The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a rule that will eliminate the certificates that allow employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, which stands at ...

  6. Labor aristocracy - Wikipedia

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    In Marxist and anarchist theories, the labor aristocracy is the segment of the working class which has better wages and working conditions compared to the broader proletariat, often enabled by their specialized skills, and in a global context by the exploitation of colonized or underdeveloped countries.

  7. Efficiency wage - Wikipedia

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    Optimal efficiency wage is achieved when the marginal cost of an increase in wages is equal to the marginal benefit of improved productivity to an employer. [2] In labor economics, the "efficiency wage" hypothesis argues that wages, at least in some labour markets, form in a way that is not market-clearing.

  8. US proposes to end subminimum wage for disabled workers - AOL

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    The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it has plans to phase out certificates that allow employers to give disabled workers subminimum wages. Under the current rule, certain employers ...

  9. The labor problem - Wikipedia

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    It has been defined in many ways, such as "the problem of improving the conditions of employment of the wage-earning classes." [2] The labor problem encompasses the difficulties faced by wage-earners and employers who began to cut wages for various reasons including increased technology, desire for lower costs or to stay in business.