Wages
Campaign exposes widespread abuses of poultry industry workers
November 5, 2015Poultry workers in the United States suffer high rates of injury, earn poverty level wages and work in a climate of fear.
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Rallies for $15 minimum wage to be held nationwide November 10
November 5, 2015Polls show that Americans support raising the minimum wage - in recent years 14 states have done so.
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Survey: Health care premiums continue to outpace inflation and wages
October 30, 2015The survey confirms what most workers already feel: Health care costs are gobbling up more and more of their wages.
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Labor launches new measures to wipe out unequal pay for women
October 27, 2015The labor federation is launching measures to wipe out pay inequality based on gender, and to guarantee that all workers have paid family and sick leave and fair scheduling.
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Project launched to put raising minimum wage on state ballots
October 23, 2015The Fairness Project was launched today to help raise the minimum wage through ballot initiatives in states, cities, and counties across the nation.
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