worker rights

Fight for 15 movement hits Springfield, Missouri

April 23, 2014 By James Raines

This Friday afternoon in Springfield, Missouri, a small group of fast food workers gathered in the meeting room of a public library to discuss their fight for a living wage.

Study: 57 percent of poultry workers suffer ergonomic ills

April 21, 2014 By PAI

NIOSH found what UFCW called "a drastic level of injury" to workers even at the present speeds.

Okla. governor bars cities from setting minimum wage

April 18, 2014 By Christopher Looper

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill prohibiting cities, counties, and their citizens the right to set a mandatory minimum wage.

UPS firing of Teamster drivers rescinded

April 18, 2014 By Chris Butters

All those struggling in New York and nationally for a better life could not help but take notice: Labor solidarity worked!

Minnesota raises state minimum wage; teachers say hike will benefit kids

April 17, 2014 By Barb Kucera

Joined by legislators, advocates, and Minnesotans from across the state, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill into law raising Minnesota's minimum wage for the first time since 2005.