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Today in labor history: 40 hour week and minimum wage
October 24, 2013October 24 marks events in two of the most significant struggles by workers in U.S. history: for shorter hours and better wages.
Read more$5.2 billion McDonald’s CEO has $8.25 per hour mom arrested
October 24, 2013Her treatment is one of many examples of how the gap between the rich and the poor isn't just a modern phenomenon; these days it's grown into a chasm.
Read moreLabor expanding vehicle to open membership to everyone
October 24, 2013The AFL-CIO and its Working America affiliate announced Oct. 23 that the affiliate will expand its operations to all 50 states within five years.
Read moreInternational unions demand freedom for top Colombian labor
October 23, 2013International union organizations are joining a drive to free top Colombian labor leader Huber Ballesteros "without delay."
Read moreIn New York, Lhota leans right
October 22, 2013Lhota has a big problem: he wants to continue Bloomberg's pro Wall Street policies, but to get votes he must paint himself as a liberal. It appears that tactic is not going to fly.
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