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Thousands in Seattle march on MLK Day for $15 wage

January 22, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

More than 5,000 protesters marched through downtown Seattle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day chanting, "Raise the minimum wage now!"

Ruling by Labor Board is most damning ever against Walmart

January 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

The NLRB asserts illegal activities in 14 states at 34 stores and shows that company executives conceived of an unlawful retaliation policy for store managers to execute.

Harkin predicts Senate vote on minimum wage hike after recess

January 15, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The Senate will vote on raising the minimum wage, in three steps of 95 cents each to $10.10 hourly in 2016.

Teamsters at UPS Freight voting on new pact

January 9, 2014 By PAI

Teamsters leaders hope the second time will be the charm as 13,000 members who work for UPS Freight cast ballots on Jan. 11-12 on a new five-year contract.

On recession’s sixth anniversary, U.S. still down 8 million jobs

January 9, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Six years after the onset of the Great Recession, the U.S. economy needs nearly 8 million jobs to return to pre-recession health.