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Walker says minimum wage serves no purpose

October 16, 2014 By Mike Hall

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) doesn't believe the minimum wage "serves a purpose."

Organizers in Colombia’s flower industry: These roses have thorns!

October 16, 2014 By Howard Kling

For workers in Colombia, providing bouquets for vases has meant increasing hours with falling pay, growing health problems, and human rights violations.

Working Families Party rallies to turnout Row D vote

October 15, 2014 By David Mirtz

The event highlighted that a big turnout on Row D, the WFP line, will be decisive in ensuring that Cuomo, the IDC and other elected officials remain good to their word.

Fast food workers to travel to Ferguson for weekend protests

October 9, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Members of the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago will travel with other community groups to Ferguson, Mo., on Friday, October 11.

“Put the middle class first” bus tour rolls into Connecticut

October 9, 2014 By Joelle Fishman

Lt. Gov. Wyman recalled that the day after the "Raise the Minimum Wage" bus tour, "we were able to raise Connecticut's minimum wage so people would not live in poverty."