Wages
Today in labor history: Hawaiian workers win collective bargaining
May 21, 2014On May 21, 1945, the Hawaii Employee Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing the predominantly Native Hawaiian and Asian immigrant pineapple and sugar workers the right to bargain collectively.
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U.K.: Performers condemn woes facing the entertainment arts
May 21, 2014Stage and screen performers face funding cuts to the arts, chronic low pay and the dearth of black and ethnic minority representation.
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Unity was their cry: Fast food workers go global
May 20, 2014Tattooed teenagers joined with their sign-carrying elders as part of the global fast food workers' strike. Like an idea whose time has come, there was no holding back this group.
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Hartford and New Haven join fast-food workers strike in 150 cities
May 19, 2014"Where Congress is failing to take action to address inequality, these workers are leading the way; their fight is a shining light that will benefit all workers in the country."
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Fast food workers strike in 150 U.S. cities and 36 countries
May 16, 2014"It feels good to be a part of history. It's been a year that fast-food workers first went on strike for $15 and a union and now our movement has spread all over the world."
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