wage theft

What’s outrageous? Poverty wages! (with video)

December 9, 2014 By Rossana Cambron

Fast food strikers and supporters danced in front of a Downtown Los Angeles McDonald's on December 2, chanting, "If we don't get it, shut it down!"

Los Angeles-Long Beach port truckers again forced to strike

November 25, 2014 By PAI

Short-haul truckers at the nation's largest port again had to strike over terrible working conditions and employer exploitation.

AMC Loews theatre didn’t pay janitors for months

November 18, 2014 By Rich Rogers And Darlene Lombos

Six janitors contracted to work at the theater hadn't been paid for their work in months; when they finally spoke up, the contracting company fired them all.

GOP pushing Labor Department to go easy on wage theft

July 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

"One key to economic recovery is vigorous enforcement of wage and hour protections, so workers are paid what they earn, and can pump money back into their local economies."

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.