Labor
Workers, students protest Walmart across the U.S.
October 15, 2012"Walmart is the biggest employer in the country and they have some of the lowest and most stagnant wages in the country, and that needs to change."
Read moreToday in labor history: The “Great March” for LGBT rights
October 11, 2012Activists taking part included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Latino civil rights figure Cesar Chavez, and then-presidential candidate and civil rights defender Jesse Jackson.
Read moreToday in labor history: “Boom boom room” costs Wall Street in sex bias payout
October 9, 2012Branch managers had been asking female employees to remove their tops in exchange for money. One office featured a "boom boom room" where women were told to "entertain" clients.
Read moreChipotle signs “Fair Food” pact with Immokalee workers
October 9, 2012Following a six-year struggle, the CIW signed an agreement Oct. 4 with Chipotle Mexican Grill, ending their campaign against the company.
Read moreAfter death, new Missouri law protects utility workers
October 8, 2012A new utility workers protection law passed in Missouri could become a model for other such legislation nationally.
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