Labor
Fighting for 15 at the presidential debate
September 28, 2016"It was important that hundreds of people representing $15 and a union came out and that there was a sense of hooking that issue into the Presidential campaign."
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Connecticut workers battle Chartwells, the college food service company
September 28, 2016Chants of "No Contract! No Peace!" spread throughout the campus last Saturday on a sunny fall afternoon.
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Teamster women take over Hollywood to demand equal pay from University of California
September 27, 2016Over the past 20 years, administrative, support and clerical workers have seen the UC system hold down their real wages by nearly 24 percent, the union says.
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Tale of two cities: “Yes” vs. “no” on fair work schedules
September 26, 2016Not knowing when and for how long they will be at work makes it virtually impossible for workers to arrange for child care or have a good home life.
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The Break Room: Who owns your time?
September 26, 2016Having a work schedule you can depend on has joined raising the minimum wage as a winnable demand for America's millions of low-paid workers.
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