Berkeley demonstration for $15 at site of 60’s Free Speech Movement
Low wage workers were joined by dozens of area unions and community organizations in a massive demonstration for $15 and a union.
LA women on hunger strike for $15 at mayor's door
"We are bringing this fight to the doors of the mayor and city council members, telling them what they are proposing is not enough."
Low wage workers rally at Connecticut state capitol
The beautiful, sunny day put an extra spring in the steps of the protesters who chanted, "What do we want? - 15!, When do we want it - Now!"
Miners and farmers challenge Mexico’s copper giant
"The government and Grupo Mexico are making history but backwards, taking away the right to strike and the right to industrial safety."
Housekeepers on strike at Chicago’s Monaco Hotel
"I love my job, but it has been very difficult. I clean sixteen rooms every day. When I get home from work I feel pain all over my body."
AFL-CIO launches six-figure ad campaign to stop Fast Track
As soon as Congress introduces Trade Promotion Authority, the AFL-CIO will launch a massive six figure advertising campaign.
Today in labor history: The 1968 Memphis sanitation strike ends
On this date in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Strike came to an end.
Unions make LA ground zero for raise the wage movement
Californians, from Berkeley to San Diego, were out in force in yesterday's Global Day of Action to raise the wage.
Strapped single mom gets a lift from LA union members
"We were all proud to help her; We know that this young woman is one of thousands who are exploited by corporations that put profits before people."
On Equal Pay Day women call for a level playing field
For women, today is a sobering reminder that not nearly enough has been done to address unfair wages in this country.
