Wages
Jose Carillo and Donald Trump
December 1, 2016Jose Carillo was one of the dozens of Fight for 15 demonstrators peacefully arrested in midtown Manhattan when they sat down in front of a McDonald’s to demand $15 hourly wages and the right to unionize...
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Hundreds of Chicago airport workers join Fight for $15 action
November 30, 2016The Fight for $15 movement gained ground on Tuesday when hundreds of baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, wheelchair attendants and other airport workers went on strike at O’Hare Airport.
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Low-paid workers to take to the streets Nov. 29
November 22, 2016The protests are a continuation of the Fight for 15 movement that started in NYC, following the Occupy movement of low-wage workers.
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Labor opposing “Right to Work” amendment in Virginia
November 3, 2016As most of our readers know, “right to work” is a deceptive name for a type of anti-worker, anti-union law which already exists in 26 states.
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Gender wage gap has many causes, one big solution
October 27, 2016“The average woman worker loses more than $530,000 over the course of her lifetime because of the gender wage gap."
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