Wages
Joint Employer bill: Republicans say nobody’s responsible for wage theft
November 9, 2017The so-called “Save Local Business Act” says that a franchisor is not responsible for labor law-breaking by its franchise-holder, even when the parent firm controls virtually everything at the local outlet.
Read moreAs AFL-CIO convention opens, Trumka emphasizes need to battle income inequality
October 22, 2017Income inequality and the wage gap are more than simply unfair, according to AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
Read moreTexas federal judge permanently kills Obama overtime pay expansion
September 5, 2017Had the overtime rule stayed in effect, federal overtime pay law would have covered up to 12.5 million workers.
Read moreSt. Louis fast food workers push for vote to raise minimum wage
August 31, 2017"Crime that exists in our community today is in direct correlation to what's happening with low wages. Because people can't make it on $7.70 an hour."
Read moreSanders, unions, and allies kick off Midwest “pickup truck tour” vs. Trump
August 23, 2017Unionists and their allies kicked off a two-week “pickup truck tour" to tell people how GOP President Donald Trump isn’t saving jobs.
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