Labor
In most states, even $15 an hour is not enough
October 21, 2015Workers nationwide have been campaigning for a $15 hourly "living wage," but a new think tank report says that in most states, $15 is not enough.
Read moreGroups battle “Jim Crow” segregation in restaurant industry
October 20, 2015A joint project of ROC United and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights will establish a programmatic intervention to confront this issue.
Read moreAdvanced Skills Workforce Center: “Diversity within the trade”
October 19, 2015"This is a profession. This is a career. This is the best thing that's ever happened to me."
Read moreMaryland elected officials decry Safeway supermarket’s corporate greed
October 19, 2015"We built a union, the company's moving out to get rid of it. It's an example of the redistribution of wealth from workers to the corporate class."
Read moreGraduate students at private universities rally for union rights
October 16, 2015The students say they plan to continue to rally and build coalition until their status as skilled laborers is recognized.
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