Wages
Resisters fight for $15 at Illinois state capital
April 28, 2017“To know that your children can ask you for a 97 cent match box car and you can’t even afford to do that, that's a hurtful thing as a parent."
Read moreMinimum wage hike to $15 would give 41 million a raise
April 26, 2017In the eight years since the federal minimum wage was last raised, the buying power of a minimum-wage paycheck has fallen 10 percent due to inflation.
Read moreFake “flexibility” bill would allow employers to deprive workers of overtime pay
April 26, 2017Bosses would force workers into taking comp time at the boss’ discretion in what Economic Policy Institute Vice President and economist Ross Eisenbrey calls “an interest-free loan from workers to corporations” and “a total fraud”.
Read moreMissouri Supreme Court upholds St. Louis minimum wage increase
March 1, 2017The city will now raise the minimum wage to $10.00 this year and $11.00 in 2018.
Read moreMinnesota unions, businesses unite against wage theft
February 22, 2017“The state needs to hold accountable businesses that steal from workers.”
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