US: Low wage workers and unions

by Jonathan Tasini

This is a catch-up with an interesting, and not surprising report, from the good folks at the Center for Economic and Policy Research: After decades of disappointing wage growth for many American workers, a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows that unionization significantly boosts the wages of low-wage workers.

Nigeria: Modern slavery of local workers

By John O. Oba

In 2006, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, as the head of the Anglican Church, apologised on behalf of the church for the sins it committed during the slavery era. Many did not know what exactly the slave master had done during that despicable era that the Caribbean plantation was a “slaughter house” owned by the church.