Wages
Wisconsin workers barred from right-to-work-for-less signing ceremony
March 20, 2015The national decline in union membership and soaring wage inequity are inescapable twin realities that make absurd the blaming of unions for fiscal problems.
Read moreThe steal of the century: ending wage theft in our time
March 11, 2015It may not be the hottest topic on every to-do list, but the problem is as old as, well, the oldest profession. I'm talking about wage theft.
Read moreProgressive think tank backs Obama crackdown on federal contractors
March 10, 2015Facing hostility of big business and the GOP, a progressive think-tank went to bat to defend President Obama's cracking down on federal contractors who break labor laws.
Read moreWest Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital
March 10, 2015Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.
Read moreSilicon Valley rises up for low-wage workers
March 3, 2015Over 200 labor, religious, and community activists packed historic McDonnell Hall here today to launch Silicon Valley Rising.
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