This Holiday Season, Let's Talk About Retail Workers Instead Of Coal Miners

Opinion contributor, USA Today: Opinion
Fri, 11/24/2017 - 1:15am

The people selling and wrapping your gifts are a huge segment of the economy. But very few of these jobs offer a pathway to the middle class.

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