Wages
Fast food workers rally vs. poverty wages
October 17, 2013Fast food workers and their supporters packed a Wendy's restaurant in Oakland Oct. 15, demanding a living wage and labor rights.
Read moreFast food giants cost America $7 billion in McTaxes
October 16, 2013Two recently published reports shed damning light on the high cost of low wages in the fast food industry.
Read moreD.C. unions to City Council: We’ll remember your Walmart vote
September 23, 2013Workers citywide will remember which city council members voted for Walmart in upholding Mayor Vincent Gray's veto of legislation requiring a $12.50 minimum wage.
Read moreIrish unions battle minimum wage cuts
September 20, 2013Can you imagine battling the Great Recession by cutting the minimum wage?
Read moreWhere is justice in cutting food stamps?
September 19, 2013Of those receiving government help in the form of food stamps or the SNAP program, 76 percent are children, disabled, or elderly.
Read more