Wages
Teamsters at UPS Freight voting on new pact
January 9, 2014Teamsters leaders hope the second time will be the charm as 13,000 members who work for UPS Freight cast ballots on Jan. 11-12 on a new five-year contract.
Read moreOn recession’s sixth anniversary, U.S. still down 8 million jobs
January 9, 2014Six years after the onset of the Great Recession, the U.S. economy needs nearly 8 million jobs to return to pre-recession health.
Read moreSeattle’s socialist councilmember delivers inaugural address
January 9, 2014Sawant made national - and international - news after becoming the first socialist elected to the Seattle city council.
Read moreGrowing economic divide fuels ire toward Silicon Valley
January 3, 2014SAN FRANCISCO - Protesters in San Francisco and West Oakland neighborhoods spotlighted the growing poverty and evictions in the area by targeting the private bus services provided by Silicon Valley tech companies to transport their employees...
Read moreMore than 400,000 New Jerseyans get a raise January 1
January 2, 2014New Jersey is one of the 13 states that saw a bump in the minimum wage starting Jan. 1.The minimum wage became $8.25, up one dollar from $7.25.
Read more