Labor-backed alliance to push bold agenda in Oregon capitol
One fourth of Oregon's workforce - 412,000 workers - are in "low-wage" occupations with a median annual income of under $12 an hour.
Unions added 48,000 members last year
Union density was 11.1 percent in 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, but the workforce grew even more.
Grapes of Wrath: California farmworkers fight to unionize
No union can survive without being able to win contracts and thus being able to make substantial changes in wages and conditions.
Labor expects bold action from Obama tonight on overtime pay
Overtime pay has increasingly moved to the top of labor's agenda because millions of workers are working overtime and not getting paid for it.
Panelists at wage summit propose practical steps to raise wages
A panel of workers, a Laborer-turned-big-city mayor, a small business owner and others proposed practical moves for taking labor's "Raise The Wages," campaign nationwide.
Raising wages agenda rolled out at AFL-CIO summit
The nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, rolled out here today its first- ever Raising Wages agenda.
Even with master’s degree, wages are dismal
Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.
Top labor board official files charges against McDonald's
McDonald's is one of the nation's largest low-wage employers, and its workers have been in the vanguard of the national movement for decent wages.
