Wages
Strike at Walmart warehouses spreads
September 17, 2012Striking workers picketed the Walmart distribution center in Elwood, Illinois for the third day in a row this morning since they went on strike last Saturday.
Read moreWorkers for Walmart subcontractor forced to strike over warehouse conditions
September 14, 2012The strike followed years of lousy working conditions -- including 100-degree-plus interior temperatures -- and management refusal to even meet with them on the problems, much less listen.
Read moreSteelworkers prevail in contentious negotiations
September 11, 2012"Our members' unwavering solidarity throughout the bargaining process in the face of management's high-risk scare tactics and demands for major cutbacks has been rewarded."
Read moreConsumers league: Plight of restaurant workers makes dining out unappetizing
September 10, 2012Restaurant servers don't receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour - they get only $2.13, the federal "tipped minimum wage." That wage has been the same for 21 years.
Read moreVote in solidarity with Congress Hotel strikers
August 31, 2012While watching Romney's speech at the RNC, I couldn't help but think of the courageous members of UNITE HERE Local 1. For nine years they have been on the longest hotel strike in U.S. history.
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