workers rights – Page 50

1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strike, one key precursor to Wagner Act

August 26, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The strike brought all trucking inside the city to a standstill; two strikers died from the police shotgun blasts and 65-67 more were wounded.

NLRB: Don’t stick workers with tax bill on lump sum back pay

August 22, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The key part of the ruling is the board's statement that orders companies to pay Social Security and compensate the workers for the extra income tax liability they facefor back pay.

Community-labor coalition cheers minimum wage ordinance in San Diego

August 22, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

But even as the San Diego Labor Council hailed the new measure, it warned about an underhanded petition to undermine it.

Tentative pacts avert Metropolitan Opera lockout scheme

August 21, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The tentative agreement includes mandatory cost reductions from management and an independent monitor to track budget performance.

Trumka: Workers “confused, angry, frustrated, scared”

August 20, 2014 By PAI

But the mass movement of low-wage workers, fighting for better wages and working conditions and the right to organize, is helping show the way out of the morass.