
What they didn’t tell you about the Twinkies comeback!
The trimmed-down Hostess has a far less costly operating structure than the predecessor company, but workers are no longer unionized.

Milwaukee low wage workers walk off the job
Taking their cue from workers in St. Louis, Chicago, New York and Detroit, fast food workers took to the streets of Milwaukee on Wednesday in a one-day work stoppage to demand a $15.00 an hour wage.

Battle over food aid, livelihoods, and jobs
The president's 2014 budget proposal modifies the Food for Peace program by eliminating purchases of food from U.S. producers and moving to local/regional purchasing.

Fast food workers walk out, seek living wages, union recognition
Thousands of New York City fast food workers staged a second one-day walkout from their jobs.

Video: Restaurant workers sing for "Money"
Restaurant workers are sending a message to Albany lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to at least $9.00/hour when they do the budget this month.

Pastor pits God vs. common courtesy at Applebee's
We all hold similar definitions of common courtesy - that's why it's called "common."

Wisconsin dairy workers lose their livelihoods
Wisconsin is the state known as 'America's Dairyland', but this month it ran out of milk.

Today in labor history: Starving farmers demand food
In the depths of the Great Depression, some 500 farmers marched into the town of England, Ark., to demand food for their starving families.

Fast food workers protest low wages, movement catches fire
Low-wage workers with the help of community groups and labor unions are sending a message to the fast food industry.

Chipotle signs “Fair Food” pact with Immokalee workers
Following a six-year struggle, the CIW signed an agreement Oct. 4 with Chipotle Mexican Grill, ending their campaign against the company.

