worker rights – Page 131

California low wage workers on the move

December 5, 2014 By Marilyn Bechtel

Some 200 workers, labor and community supporters gathered in the heart of the largely Latino Fruitvale neighborhood Dec. 4.

New crop of lawmakers the latest threat to Michigan prevailing wage

December 4, 2014 By Chaz Bolte And Marty Mulcahy

Repeal of the Michigan Prevailing Wage Act would be a coup for "limited government" conservatives, and a devastating blow to the state's construction industry.

Justices tackle pregnancy discrimination

December 4, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which bars firms from discriminating against pregnant workers, mean what it says?

San Francisco supervisors pass first-ever Retail Workers Bill of Rights

December 3, 2014 By Marilyn Bechtel

The pioneering Retail Workers Bill of Rights will give an estimated 40,000 hourly workers greater stability in their schedules and hours.

AT&T denies sick time pay to older Minnesota employees

December 1, 2014 By Greta Bergstrom

The outrage over this brought a large crowd, led by more than 50 members of the CWA, to a mass protest outside the corporation's tower in downtown Minneapolis.