Labor
Baltimore mayor’s veto of $15 minimum wage stirs outrage
March 28, 2017“An act of treason against the poor!” That is how one civil rights leader reacted to Baltimore Mayor, Catherine Pugh’s, veto Mar. 24 of a bill that would have raised the minimum wage here to $15...
Read more
This week in history: Farm worker leader Cesar Chavez’ 90th birthday
March 27, 2017"Chavez left a legacy as an educator, environmentalist, and a civil rights leader. And his cause lives on."SEP
Read more
Fair hiring matters: Fighting back against Black unemployment in Los Angeles
March 24, 2017Hundreds of people attended a gathering at the Los Angeles Black Worker Center to celebrate the release of a new report.
Read more
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist fire: 106th anniversary today in NYC
March 24, 2017Today in New York, workers and safety advocates will come together in remembrance of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City that claimed 146 lives, mostly immigrant women and girls.
Read more
Trump’s Labor Secretary pick ducks most questions
March 23, 2017Senator tells Acosta, "If you can’t give answers, I don’t have confidence you can do the job."
Read more