Wages
A second look at FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights”
June 4, 2015In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing to run for a fourth term, proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" for post World War II U.S.
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Activists demand re-hiring at Walmart
June 3, 2015On June 2 in Dallas, nationwide rallies demanded re-hiring of laid-off Walmart workers.
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Head of L.A. Federation of Labor thrilled with $15 wage victory
May 28, 2015It's a great day for working Angelenos, as the LA city countil has voted to raise the minimum wage, in steps, to $15 an hour.
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Protesters serve notice to McDonald’s shareholders: $15 and union
May 22, 2015The demonstrators had a single-minded determination to send a message to McDonald's on the eve of its stockholders meeting.
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Los Angeles raising minimum wage to $15 by 2020
May 21, 2015"Our city has taken a much-needed, significant step toward lifting hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty."
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