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Author Kim Bobo: Wage Theft Is Widespread In U.S. – Workers’ Centers Fighting It – 12/22/08

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pBy Jesse Russell/p
pHow prevalent is wage theft in the United States? According to a new book from Interfaith Worker Justice Executive Director, Kim Bobo it is more common than you may think; Bobo discovered while working with her organization. Non-unionized workers began coming in as she heard horror stories, most of which revolved around wage theft at worker centers./p
p[Bobo1]: The number one problem that workers face that go to the centers is wage theft. Just flat out workers not being paid for all the work they do./p
pIn her new book, Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Americans Are Not Getting Paid – And What We Can Do About It Bobo explores the issues surrounding wage theft and how workers can make sure they aren’t victims. Bobo explained what wage theft means:/p

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NFL Players: Football Doesn’t Define Them

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Millions of men and women are watching NFL football today, but for most of the players on the field, football is not the only thing that defines them. NFL Players, the marketing arm of the NFL Players Association, is running its REAL campaign featuring 18 NFL players who tell the stories of their lives off [...]

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