Wages
Black Friday Walmart strike wave already underway
November 13, 2013"I want people to be able to live better, you know, like the commercial says; nobody lives better now except for the Waltons."
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The stakes for workers’ rights in 2014
November 12, 2013We are now in the midst of a full-fledged class war against America's working people. Those directly firing the shots at the U.S. working class are an array of state lawmakers bought and paid for by...
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50 arrested protesting Walmart’s poverty wages
November 8, 2013LOS ANGELES - The modern-day story of David and Goliath is playing out in cities and towns across America, and last night, on Cesar Chavez Avenue, one of the story's scenes took place when Walmart workers...
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St. Louis hearing spotlights government subsidies of fast food giants
November 1, 2013ST. LOUIS - "We are here to help create a climate where the denial of workers' rights will not be tolerated," Joan Suarez, co-chair of the St. Louis Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board, said as...
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Unsafe buses being built in LA with $1.50-per-hour Chinese labor
October 30, 2013The workers have been living in dormitory-style housing for up to six months, getting paid only $1.50 per hour and a $50 a day allowance.
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