By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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The Minimum Wage Fight: From San Francisco to de Blasio’s New York (Reuters)
Mayor de Blasio and others should learn from San Francisco's example when it comes to lifting standards for low-wage workers, write Ken Jacobs and Michael Reich.
Horrible Bosses (TAP)
Paul Waldman writes that some employers are blaming the president and his health care policies for benefit cuts and stagnant wages. But workers should know: Their bosses are lying.
Labor Battle at Kellogg Plant in Memphis Drags On (NYT)
As the lockout approaches four months, Steven Greenhouse says these workers are determined not to accept a contract that could replace them all with "casuals," or lower-paid temps.
New York AG To Put Heat On Banks for Foreclosed Properties (WSJ)
Eric Schneiderman wants to require banks to take better care of so-called "zombie properties" they've foreclosed on, reports Andrew R. Johnson, and his proposed bill would reduce neighborhood blight.
Obama's Partly to Blame for the Postal Service's Backward Ways (TNR)
Progressive reform, including postal banking, is in reach for the USPS, says David Dayen, if only the president would step up and fill the five empty seats on its Board of Governors.
Support the Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights (Blog of the Century)
Jill Silos-Rooney says Senator Warren's proposal bets that college grads who have fewer struggles with debt will be better for the economy than government profits on student loans.
House GOP Rolls Dice on Debt Limit (Politico)
Jake Sherman and Ginger Gibson report on the GOP's plan to pass a debt ceiling increase by tying it to fixing military benefit cuts. That probably won't sway Democrats from a clean bill.