worker rights
Workers in LA: tipping the fair wage balance
April 8, 2015"People who make less than $15 an hour know plenty about money; they know what it's like not to have enough money."
Read moreMcDonald’s wage announcement draws the ire of low-wage workers
April 3, 2015"Millions of families working for poverty wages will continue to struggle until McDonald's pays a living wage."
Read moreUSW local ratifies new pact with Honeywell, ends long lockout
April 3, 2015The plant was scheduled to reopen Apr. 1 but the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission must recertify the workers before all can return.
Read moreWorkers call McDonald’s hourly wage raise a PR gimmick
April 2, 2015"It's a PR stunt, and that stunt isn't going to pay my gas bill this month, or get my landlord off my back."
Read moreAFL-CIO, allies praise White House drive for paid family leave law
April 1, 2015The AFL-CIO, women's rights groups, and their allies are praising a new campaign to push Congress to enact a paid family and medical leave law.
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