Wages
Protesting poverty wages lands them in jail
December 3, 2013At the intersection of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul, Minnesota, 26 were arrested on Black Friday afternoon, Nov. 29, for protesting poverty wages.
Read more
Buried in my grave, before I’ll be a Walmart slave!
December 3, 2013Walmart workers striking for higher wages here have added the element of song to their picketing, marching and chanting.
Read more
Shoppers down but numbers up at Walmart protests
December 2, 2013STERLING HEIGHTS. Mich. - While analysts are lamenting that retail sales were down at shopping malls on Black Friday, the numbers were simultaneously "up" at Walmart protests taking place the same day.
Read more
Fast food strikes to happen in 100 cities Thursday
December 2, 2013CHICAGO - Fast food workers in at least 100 cities are planning to walk off the job this Thursday in what organizers describe as the largest strike action yet in their drive for higher pay.
Read more
Nation rallies behind Walmart workers
December 2, 2013The nation rallied behind Walmart workers Nov. 29, turning the traditional Black Friday shopping day into mass protests at 1,500 locations across the country.
Read more