Wages

Fast food workers plan civil disobedience during Thursday’s nationwide strikes

September 3, 2014 By John Wojcik

Fast food workers in cities across the United States are planning strikes and civil disobedience tomorrow, according to organizers.

Detroit Labor Day: Democracy not for sale!

September 2, 2014 By John Rummel

"The concentration of wealth in too few hands and growing inequality is hitting hard at working families."

Minnesota health care workers beat down right wing court challenge

August 21, 2014 By Barb Kucera

If Service Employees win, it would be the largest union election and organizing victory in Minnesota history and one of the largest in the U.S. in the last several years.

USW rolls out platform, denounces greedy forces out to destroy workers

August 15, 2014 By PAI

Delegates adopted a multi-point action platform for coming years to battle what President Gerard called "shrewd, greedy and powerful" forces out to destroy workers.

British MPs cry when they tour North Carolina tobacco farm

August 8, 2014 By Mike Hall

Two members of the British Parliament got a first hand look at the deplorable working conditions that thousands of tobacco workers in North Carolina endure.