Labor – Page 279 – People's World

Alaska hotel workers hang tough with Sheraton, Hilton boycotts

September 24, 2015 By Teresa Albano

For Alaskan hotel workers, instead of battling weather and wilderness, they have been locked in a lengthy campaign for decent wages.

UAW: Chrysler pact gradually eliminates two-tier wages

September 23, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

A tentative contract features gradual elimination of the system that the Detroit 3 automakers instituted after hitting the financial rocks during the Great Recession.

At Legislative Conference, jobs for all is the priority

September 21, 2015 By Margaret Baldridge

The workshop on full employment at the 45th Annual Legislative Conference of the CBCF was the most important one of all.

Radical roots of the great grape strike

September 21, 2015 By David Bacon

Fifty years ago, the great grape strike started in Delano, when Filipino pickers walked out of the fields on September 8, 1965.

Groundbreaking report confirms that Latinos in unions are better off

September 21, 2015 By Victor Baten

One of the most striking findings: On average, Latinos that belong to a union earn $11,544 more than non-unionized Latinos.