workers rights
Progressive mayors lead campaign to hike minimum wage
October 17, 2014They also committed their cities to raise minimum wages, but said a national effort is needed.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Clayton Antitrust Act signed
October 15, 2014The Act established that unions are not conspiracies under the law and freed them to legally strike, picket and boycott employers.
Read moreLeader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi
October 14, 2014"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."
Read moreCourt’s order effectively makes gay marriage legal now in 30 states
October 7, 2014The Supreme Court unexpectedly and tersely turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions
Read moreN.Y. and D.C low-wage workers win big
October 3, 2014More than 200,000 low-wage workers got big wins from New York Mayor de Blasio and the Obama administration's Labor Department.
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