worker rights
Dems try again to raise federal minimum wage to $15
May 26, 2017“In the year 2017, a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it."
Read moreResistance at Yale inspires unity for worker rights
May 19, 2017The fast by Yale graduate teachers in Unite Here Local 33 will enter its 27th day.
Read moreOSHA drops “walkaround” privileges for union safety experts in non-union shops
May 15, 2017Before, workers “without a collective bargaining agreement” could designate “a person affiliated with a union or a community organization as their walkaround representative.” Now, they can’t.
Read moreHigh school students learn collective bargaining—by doing it
May 5, 2017The tried and true method of learning: hands-on.
Read moreLaborers’ president calls for reflection on May Day
May 2, 2017“Today, an increasing number of workers in America are just like those of Haymarket, whether immigrants who are here seeking a better life or native workers who are struggling just to hold on.”
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