Labor launches new measures to wipe out unequal pay for women
The labor federation is launching measures to wipe out pay inequality based on gender, and to guarantee that all workers have paid family and sick leave and fair scheduling.
Project launched to put raising minimum wage on state ballots
The Fairness Project was launched today to help raise the minimum wage through ballot initiatives in states, cities, and counties across the nation.
In most states, even $15 an hour is not enough
Workers nationwide have been campaigning for a $15 hourly "living wage," but a new think tank report says that in most states, $15 is not enough.
Angry UAW workers unhappy with proposed Fiat Chrysler contract
The UAW International is withholding comments until the workers have all voted.
USW-ArcelorMittal steel talks to resume
"Steel jobs provide decent living wages and help support a lot of other jobs in the community; the company wants to take that away."
Fed up with “Walmart wages,” Alabama auto parts plant goes union
"Jobs in the auto industry helped build America's middle class, but today they are adding to the nation's low-wage crisis."
UAW: Chrysler pact gradually eliminates two-tier wages
A tentative contract features gradual elimination of the system that the Detroit 3 automakers instituted after hitting the financial rocks during the Great Recession.
Unions lobby lawmakers to prevent government shutdown
With another government shutdown looming, federal workers' unions are advising their members on how to cope with a sudden halt to their paychecks.
Millions of union members to get wage hikes this year
"This country is having an important debate about raising wages and tackling income inequality."
Busy year by NLRB produces key rulings for workers
The five-member board, which rules on most labor-management relations and disputes, has reached full strength.
