Wages
Labor-backed alliance to push bold agenda in Oregon capitol
January 29, 2015One fourth of Oregon's workforce - 412,000 workers - are in "low-wage" occupations with a median annual income of under $12 an hour.
Read moreWorking Families Party says Cuomo must deliver more
January 26, 2015The New York Working Families Party called on the state's governor and the state legislature to enact an agenda that puts "working families first."
Read moreUnions added 48,000 members last year
January 23, 2015Union density was 11.1 percent in 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, but the workforce grew even more.
Read moreGrapes of Wrath: California farmworkers fight to unionize
January 20, 2015No union can survive without being able to win contracts and thus being able to make substantial changes in wages and conditions.
Read moreLabor expects bold action from Obama tonight on overtime pay
January 20, 2015Overtime pay has increasingly moved to the top of labor's agenda because millions of workers are working overtime and not getting paid for it.
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