worker rights

Walmart workers call on Obama to challenge retailer on wages

May 8, 2014 By John Wojcik

"Either you are going to keep your gas or your lights on, not both. You shouldn't have to make choices like that in America today."

Gov. Jerry Brown and the new, but weak, minimum wage law

May 5, 2014 By Cathy Deppe

Most Californians are well aware that the state minimum wage is going up to $10.00/hour. But when and how?

Transit union activity under attack in Queens, N.Y.

May 2, 2014 By Gary Bono

Can nothing be done to resolve this? It's time for somebody in authority to disavow the entire situation, and it's time for the public to ask them what their decision is.

Senate GOP defeats minimum wage hike

May 1, 2014 By PAI

The Senate tried to raise the nation's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. But its Democratic sponsors needed 60 votes to start debate, and got six fewer than that.

Alabama says it can fire workers for telling the truth

May 1, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

In certain circumstances, the state of Alabama says, it can fire or discipline a state worker who tells the truth - even if the truth exposes fraud and corruption.