worker rights – Page 140

Fight for $15 takes step forward

April 24, 2014 By Stewart Acuff

Two hugely significant reports just released have given credibility and energy to the fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage.

Workers win two in the courts

April 23, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Two separate groups of union workers - public workers in Florida and American Airlines retirees nationwide - racked up big wins in separate courts in recent days.

Fight for 15 movement hits Springfield, Missouri

April 23, 2014 By James Raines

This Friday afternoon in Springfield, Missouri, a small group of fast food workers gathered in the meeting room of a public library to discuss their fight for a living wage.

Study: 57 percent of poultry workers suffer ergonomic ills

April 21, 2014 By PAI

NIOSH found what UFCW called "a drastic level of injury" to workers even at the present speeds.

Okla. governor bars cities from setting minimum wage

April 18, 2014 By Christopher Looper

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill prohibiting cities, counties, and their citizens the right to set a mandatory minimum wage.