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Baltimore hospital workers strike for low-paid workers

April 15, 2014 By Jim Baldridge

The union's wage proposal would add 0.32 percent to Hopkins' $754 million payroll costs; in 2013, Hopkins reported a surplus of $145 million.

President Obama orders stronger federal equal pay rules

April 8, 2014 By John Wojcik

The president signed the order in a dramatic White House ceremony as Lilly Ledbetter stood beside him; it marked Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how long a woman must work into 2014 to earn...

“America Needs A Raise” bus rolls into Maine

March 25, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

A Center for American Progress report found that raising the minimum wage will not only benefit workers and the local economy, but also will reduce taxpayer costs.

Official February unemployment at 6.7 percent

March 10, 2014 By PAI

U.S. Unemployment rose by 0.1 percent in February, to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

Union says inner-city minorities are cheated on mass transit

February 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The differences in commuting times for inner-city minority residents and suburban non-minorities are significant enough to affect minorities' pay and job possibilities.