low wage workers

A great way to celebrate Labor Day: Raise the minimum wage!

August 29, 2014 By Barbara J. Easterling

Make no mistake:: It is a challenging era for workers and retirees in America; income inequality is at levels not seen since before the Great Depression.

Trumka: Workers “confused, angry, frustrated, scared”

August 20, 2014 By PAI

But the mass movement of low-wage workers, fighting for better wages and working conditions and the right to organize, is helping show the way out of the morass.

Victory for hospital workers: $15 for 15

July 14, 2014 By Jim Baldridge

"This is an important victory. Johns Hopkins Hospital sets the standard for healthcare in our city and that standard has just been raised."

New contract to give low-paid Johns Hopkins workers hefty raises

July 11, 2014 By PAI

"This is an important victory for patients and workers all across Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital sets the standard for healthcare and that standard has just been raised."

Ellison tacks wage theft ban onto defense bill

June 27, 2014 By Special to People’s World

If Ellison's move survives the rest of the congressional gauntlet, it could aid tens of thousands of underpaid fast food workers at commissaries and in mini-malls on defense bases.