workers rights – Page 38

Workers getting burned by McDonald’s greed

March 17, 2015 By Mike Kuhlenbeck

"The Food Service Industry experiences the highest number of burns of any employment sector, about 12,000 each year."

West Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital

March 10, 2015 By John Case

Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.

Unions ride the wave of low-wage worker organizing

February 24, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

Workers caught the nation's attention by saying "Enough is enough!" to low wages, lousy working conditions and lack of rights.

Wisconsin rising against right to work for less

February 24, 2015 By Dominique Paul Noth

Walker's deception confronts overwhelming evidence that RTW will further hurt a low-wage state that needs more buying power.

Florida lawmaker backing raise-the-wage ballot initiative

February 17, 2015 By Ben Markeson

"A full-time minimum wage worker earns only $15,080 a year, making it nearly impossible to support a family and save for the future."