worker rights

St. Louis minimum wage hike threatened

July 9, 2015 By St. Louis Labor Tribune

Meanwhile, the GOP majority in the legislature is pushing HB722, to ban cities and counties from raising the minimum wage on their own.

Labor board tackles another joint-employer issue, involving temps

July 9, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

If an employer gets workers from a temp agency and the union wants to organize them, must it first get an OK from both the employer and the temp agency? <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face...

Obama announces new overtime pay rule

July 1, 2015 By PAI

Overturning a cutback the GOP Bush Administration instituted a decade ago, Obama announced a new overtime pay rule on June 30.

Triqui migrants do the work, but want change

June 18, 2015 By David Bacon

"When I see people working in the field, I see a lack of equality. If it wasn't for them the crops wouldn't get grown or harvested."

“Right-to-work” goes down the drain in Maine

June 17, 2015 By PAI

Following effective worker lobbying, meetings, phone calls and 10,000 post cards, RTW legislation was defeated by a 90-52 margin in the state House.