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• Greenhouse, S. (2012, January 16). Study of Retail Workers Finds $9.50 Median Pay. The New York Times, pp. 1-2. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/nyregion/study-offers-a-look-at-new-yorks-retail-workers.html
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• Katz, L. F. (2011, September 7). Invest in Workers. The New York Times, pp. 1-2. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/opinion/help-displaced-workers.html
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• Segal, D. (2012, June 23). Apple Stores' Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay. The New York Times, pp. 1–11. New York. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/business/apple-store-workers-loyal-but-short-on-pay.html?pagewanted=all
• Schwartz, N. D. (2011, November 22). As Layoffs Rise Stock Buybacks Consume Cash. The New York Times, p. 4. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/business/rash-to-some-stock-buybacks-are-on-the-rise.html?pagewanted=all
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