Wages
Project launched to put raising minimum wage on state ballots
October 23, 2015The Fairness Project was launched today to help raise the minimum wage through ballot initiatives in states, cities, and counties across the nation.
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In most states, even $15 an hour is not enough
October 21, 2015Workers nationwide have been campaigning for a $15 hourly "living wage," but a new think tank report says that in most states, $15 is not enough.
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Top UAW organizer: Union campaign at Nissan a civil rights fight
September 30, 2015"Unions are multi-cultural organizations that unite people around class issues, such as the abuse of low-pay temp workers,"
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USW-ArcelorMittal steel talks to resume
September 29, 2015"Steel jobs provide decent living wages and help support a lot of other jobs in the community; the company wants to take that away."
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Fed up with “Walmart wages,” Alabama auto parts plant goes union
September 28, 2015"Jobs in the auto industry helped build America's middle class, but today they are adding to the nation's low-wage crisis."
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