Calif. grocery workers approve new contract with raises, retirement protections, improved scheduling
"This contract is a victory for our members, and secures their wages, retirement security, and control over their schedules."
Actors union lines up political support for Telemundo organizing drive
NBC-Universal owns Telemundo, but the unorganized actors don't get residuals or health care, guaranteed wage minimums or meal breaks.
Connecticut low wage workers testify for $15 an hour
"I have seen firsthand over the decades the erosion of the middle class in my hometown of Bridgeport, as the income gap has widened more deeply here than almost anywhere else."
More data to be collected on wage thieves who want federal contracts
Federal contracting officers will begin receiving data on prospective contractors' wage theft records.
Move to exempt minor-league ball players from minimum wage law
Maybe it's time for the minor league players to unionize, too.
Strike! Nearly 1,000 Trump Taj Mahal workers walk-off job
Nearly 1,000 cooks, housekeepers, bellmen and servers from Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, N.J., walked off the job today for a livable wage.
Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
Coalition forms to combat wage theft in Minnesota
The new wage theft coalition will focus on identifying and implementing solutions.
Wage theft, labor law-breaking force L.A. port truckers into another strike
Can you imagine working five weeks in a row and earning nothing?
Maryland enacts tough equal pay law
The new law protects poor women, women of color, and transgender individuals from discrimination.
