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Meet the leaders who are transforming the low-wage industry. Hear their stories.
The American Dream includes the opportunity for prosperity, success, and upward social mobility. Yet, most Americans are treading water. Over the past few decades, there has been a growing trend toward temporary, part-time, and contingent work and an increase in low-wage, low-quality jobs. With the exit of major industries and the growth of multi-national corporations, the solid middle-class jobs that offered salaries and benefits that could support a family are disappearing. Now, nearly one-third of the Ch