Demonstrators to Rite Aid: Respect workers, respect communities
Hundreds rallied in some 45 cities Dec. 15 in a national Day of Action to protest efforts by Rite Aid to slash health coverage for its low-paid clerical and warehouse employees.
As injuries soar, Sacramentans offer help to Hyatt's housekeepers
With brooms and mops held high, our group of 35 people, including the president of the Central Labor Council and religious leaders, marched into the Hyatt Hotel lobby.
Workers fight back vs. wage theft
Low wage workers and their supporters gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Nov. 18 to mark the National Day of Action Against Wage Theft.
Meet Eliseo Medina, SEIU's first Latino sec.-treas.
The People's World interviewed Eliseo Medina, widely known as a highly successful organizer and immigrant rights advocate recently elected as the first Latino international secretary-treasurer with SEIU.
Town hall meet pledges to back BevMo! workers
What if full-time job you had counted on for years, to support your family and provide health care was morphing into a part-time job with no benefits?
Woodfin workers celebrate victory
"We are very proud to have fought for living wages and immigrant rights, and we are very happy with this agreement," said Luz, a worker leader.
In California elections, 'jobs' is the watchword
OAKLAND, Calif. - With unemployment officially pegged at 12.3 percent in California, it's clear topic number one for Democratic candidates at all levels will be jobs.
Muslim worker asks federal probe of Disney discrimination
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been asked to probe Disney's discrimination against a Muslim woman worker.
Non-union workers strike California hotel
In a first for their industry, workers at a non-union hotel went out on a one-day strike Aug. 9 to protest years of being denied the right to take breaks.
“Fun work experience” turns to nightmare at liquor superstore
"Leading alcoholic beverage-lifestyle" superstore BevMo! offers job-seekers "fun, fast-paced and constantly changing work experiences" - but workers say the reality is different.
