Wages
Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
June 16, 2016"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
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Coalition forms to combat wage theft in Minnesota
June 8, 2016The new wage theft coalition will focus on identifying and implementing solutions.
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Wage theft, labor law-breaking force L.A. port truckers into another strike
June 8, 2016Can you imagine working five weeks in a row and earning nothing?
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Maryland enacts tough equal pay law
May 26, 2016The new law protects poor women, women of color, and transgender individuals from discrimination.
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Missouri senate defeats “paycheck deception” bill
May 26, 2016The bill would have forced workers to "opt-in" to having their dues taken out of their paychecks--a scheme that weakens unions.
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