Wages – Page 60 – People's World

AFL-CIO leaders push presidential candidates on labor’s Raising Wages Agenda

July 30, 2015 By John Wojcik

"It's a sign of the times and how important the fight is that five major presidential candidates would come here in a 24-hour period."

AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign

July 29, 2015 By John Wojcik

Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.

Is “human capitalism” the solution to shrinking wages?

July 29, 2015 By Daniel Sankey

An article recently written in Forbes by a Mr. Ralph Benko proposes "human capitalism" as the solution to the shrinking wages and economic stagnation.

Today in labor history: Fast-food workers strike for $15 in seven U.S. cities

July 29, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Fast food workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in the thousands for a higher paycheck - $15 an hour.

Abolition of two-tier wage system tops UAW bargaining with GM

July 15, 2015 By PAI

"A society built on low-wage jobs does not deliver purchasing power."