worker rights
Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out
December 10, 2014Delta Airlines' decision to fire a veteran baggage handler for speaking out in support of low-wage workers has elicited widespread criticism.
Read moreFast food workers walk off the job in 190 cities
December 5, 2014Fast food workers walked off the job from one end of the country to the other today, with police arresting hundreds of workers engaging in civil disobedience.
Read moreCalifornia low wage workers on the move
December 5, 2014Some 200 workers, labor and community supporters gathered in the heart of the largely Latino Fruitvale neighborhood Dec. 4.
Read moreNew crop of lawmakers the latest threat to Michigan prevailing wage
December 4, 2014Repeal of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act would be a coup for "limited government" conservatives, and a devastating blow to the state's construction industry.
Read moreJustices tackle pregnancy discrimination
December 4, 2014Does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which bars firms from discriminating against pregnant workers, mean what it says?
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