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To raise wages in Panama, dockers join a U.S. union
April 6, 2015In Panama they call longshore pay "hunger wages." Workers' families live below the government's own poverty line, and some families literally go hungry.
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McDonald’s wage announcement draws the ire of low-wage workers
April 3, 2015"Millions of families working for poverty wages will continue to struggle until McDonald's pays a living wage."
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Drawing on California model, nurse staffing and advocacy bill introduced
April 3, 2015"This legislation would improve patient care by establishing minimum nurse-to-patient ratios."
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USW local ratifies new pact with Honeywell, ends long lockout
April 3, 2015The plant was scheduled to reopen Apr. 1 but the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission must recertify the workers before all can return.
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Call for $15 and a union rings through Ebeneezer Baptist Church
April 2, 2015Fast food servers, homecare and airport workers, and students gave witness to the low pay facing them in today's increasingly service-centered economy.
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