Jobs – Page 60 – People's World

Even with master’s degree, wages are dismal

January 7, 2015 By John Wojcik

Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.

Study confirms what Minnesota low-wage workers know: life is tough

December 17, 2014 By Barb Kucera

The report was done by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy and announced by Working America, an organization of some 3 million workers, including 300,000 in Minnesota.

Union leaders and immigrants’ rights advocates: new trade pacts disastrous

December 10, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Implementation of new "free trade" pacts, and specifically the TPP between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, could lead to mass unemployment in Latin America.

Fast food workers walk off the job in 190 cities

December 5, 2014 By John Wojcik

Fast food workers walked off the job from one end of the country to the other today, with police arresting hundreds of workers engaging in civil disobedience.

Senate to OK McFerran to NLRB seat

December 5, 2014 By PAI

The Senate planned to vote on Dec. 8 on President Obama's nomination of Lauren McFerran to a National Labor Relations Board seat.