San Franciscans to vote on $15 city minimum wage
San Franciscans will vote this November on whether to gradually increase the city-wide minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Walmart’s treatment of workers hurting its bottom line
Last week, Walmart reported falling sales for five consecutive quarters and the company reported losing up to $3 billion a year because of stocking problems.
Battle against wage theft heats up in Santa Clara County
Low-wage hourly employees battling wage theft at Ma Laboratories , a distributor of high-tech products headquartered here, received strong support at a rally June 6.
CWA'S Cohen ties fight vs. income inequality to fight for democracy
"Corporations are people in America and can run orchestrated campaigns to destroy working people. That's what gets me mad!"
Today in labor history: Mass. first state to pass minimum wage
"The industry employing her is in receipt of the working energy of a human being at less than its cost, and to that extent is parasitic."
St. Louis workers rally to support fired Jimmy John's employee
Rasheen Aldridge, an organizer with Show Me $15, has been fired because of his role as a protest organizer.
Walmart moms challenge Walmart chairman
Opening a new front in their long campaign to improve Walmart, the "Walmart moms," members of OURWalmart, are taking on the company's chairman.
UAW faces big challenges at its 36th Constitutional Convention
As they were getting ready for the big United Auto Workers convention, many members talked about what they say are some of the union's biggest challenges.
Walmart moms announce new strikes in 20 cities starting Friday
Citing the company's retaliation against workers, striking Walmart moms will join fellow workers, families, and community supporters nationwide as early as Friday.
Today in labor history: Hawaiian workers win collective bargaining
On May 21, 1945, the Hawaii Employee Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing the predominantly Native Hawaiian and Asian immigrant pineapple and sugar workers the right to bargain collectively.
