Wages – Page 68 – People's World

Silicon Valley rises up for low-wage workers

March 3, 2015 By Henry Millstein

Over 200 labor, religious, and community activists packed historic McDonnell Hall here today to launch Silicon Valley Rising.

Oakland workers celebrate new minimum wage

March 2, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

On Mar. 2, tens of thousands of Oakland workers will get a pay raise, and thousands more will have paid sick days for the first time.

Unions ride the wave of low-wage worker organizing

February 24, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

Workers caught the nation's attention by saying "Enough is enough!" to low wages, lousy working conditions and lack of rights.

Trumka singles out fight against racism as key to raising wages

February 23, 2015 By John Wojcik

"Racism and dog whistle politics is being used to keep us all divided, and that division holds back our ability to win wage increases and improve our standard of living."

Walmart’s raise for workers “proof collective action works”

February 20, 2015 By Combined Sources

Walmart announced today it was giving its lowest-wage workers a raise to at least $9 an hour by April and $10 an hour by 2016.