worker rights

A win for hotel workers is a win for all workers!

September 26, 2014 By Rossana Cambron

"Many workers live in LA. They pay taxes and buy groceries they need in Los Angeles. With this raise they will be able to buy more and this increase will only benefit the city,"

GOP filibuster defeats paycheck fairness act, again

September 18, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Women's' groups calculate the median female worker loses $11,600 yearly to the discriminatory wage gap.

Election is biggest union organizing victory in the South in decades

September 17, 2014 By Special to People’s World

New American Airlines passenger service agents vote big for union representation.

State high courts tackle workers’ issues

September 11, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

What workers win at the bargaining table can be and often is yanked away by men and women in black robes - or sometimes it can be restored by them, too.

Wages: How low can you go?

September 8, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn

Whenever the subject of raising hourly pay to a livable level comes up in Los Angeles, you can expect two stalwart foes: The Chamber of Commerce and the Central City Association.