Wages
SEIU nursing home workers protest poor patient care and pay
June 8, 2022Workers were on the march in at least 12 states demanding better pay, better patient care, and full staffing.
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Head honchos at low-pay firms raised CEO pay in pandemic
June 8, 2022They gave their top officials huge raises as they battled efforts by their workers to unionize and win living wages.
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Carpenters campaign vs. wage theft yields big win in Illinois
May 17, 2022“Not only does wage theft hurt workers and their families, it also puts a strain on taxpayers when developers off-load the cost of labor and insurance onto the public.”
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Illinois State University service workers win a new contract
April 22, 2022The lowest paid workers move from $12.50 an hour to $15.00 an hour.
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Chicago story shows Poor People’s Campaign participants the power of solidarity
March 31, 2022Oscar Sanchez, a resident of Chicago’s Southeast Side, talks about how to defeat toxic waste dumpers in poor neighborhoods.
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