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Missouri workers win with wage bill and right-to-work veto

June 5, 2015 By Al Neal And Tony Pecinovsky

"Since 1978 Missouri has said no to right-to-work and in just a minute I will sign that veto and make sure the voices of Missouri's working people are heard."

It’s official! LA City Council votes hike in minimum wage to $15

June 4, 2015 By Rossana Cambron

On July 1, 2016, the minimum wage will go up to $10.50, and continue to increase gradually until 2020, when it hits $15 an hour.

A second look at FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights”

June 4, 2015 By Norman Markowitz

In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing to run for a fourth term, proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" for post World War II U.S.

Activists demand re-hiring at Walmart

June 3, 2015

On June 2 in Dallas, nationwide rallies demanded re-hiring of laid-off Walmart workers.

Head of L.A. Federation of Labor thrilled with $15 wage victory

May 28, 2015 By John Wojcik

It's a great day for working Angelenos, as the LA city countil has voted to raise the minimum wage, in steps, to $15 an hour.