Minimum Wage
Today in labor history: Historic Buffalo switchmen’s strike
August 12, 2014On this day workers on three railroads in Buffalo, New York, went on strike for two weeks, one of the first work stoppages to attempt coordinated actions.
Read moreAt GOP fundraiser, protesters warn “Rauner and Christie – bad for Illinois, bad for USA”
August 12, 2014Chris Christie brought checks to the fundraiser totaling $4 million, demonstrators shouted, "Illinois is not for sale."
Read moreSeattle makes history: Council OKs $15 minimum wage
June 3, 2014Fast food workers at the council meeting reportedly cried after the vote.
Read moreU.S. ranks with Haiti, Iran and Mexico on workers rights
May 23, 2014"We cannot and we will not stand silent while workers are impoverished through the supply chains of big business and attacked by their own governments."
Read moreWant a better world? Get on board with the new labor movement
May 21, 2014Deep-going social change in a progressive, left and socialist direction doesn't just "happen." It requires, first of all, real, active, and politically far-seeing social movements on the ground.
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