Maryland enacts tough equal pay law
The new law protects poor women, women of color, and transgender individuals from discrimination.
May Day, West Coast style
Two large May Day marches converged upon downtown Los Angeles; the flow of marchers and supporters continued for miles.
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.
Rallies demand equal pay
How unequal are women's wages? Women in the U.S., on average, are now paid only 77 cents to every $1.00 of men's average pay.
Today in labor history: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Today in labor history: Report on equal pay for women
The special representative to the National War Labor Board issued a report setting forth provisions respecting wage rates for women working in war industries.
