D.C. unions to City Council: We’ll remember your Walmart vote
Workers citywide will remember which city council members voted for Walmart in upholding Mayor Vincent Gray's veto of legislation requiring a $12.50 minimum wage.
Irish unions battle minimum wage cuts
Can you imagine battling the Great Recession by cutting the minimum wage?
Sub-minimum wage Internet employer loses round one in federal court
Some Internet companies misclassify their workers as "independent contractors," thereby paying them far less than the federal minimum wage.
Video: Flash mob steps for justice at N.C. Walmart
RALEIGH, N.C. - As Walmart workers petition managers, Sept. 5, to reinstate employees who have been unfairly treated a flash mob breaks out in a local store here.
Today in labor history: 1919 Boston police strike
Nothing fueled the anti-union Red Scare propagandists more than the Boston police strike of 1919.
For dignity and higher wages, Walmart workers risk arrest
ORLANDO, Fla. - Seven members and supporters of OUR Walmart, Organization United for Respect at Walmart, were arrested here for blocking an entrance, during a protest at a Walmart in Orange County, Fla., on Sept. 5.
Fight for 15 marchers rally in "right-to-work" Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - Despite temperatures pushing the century mark, striking fast-food workers and their supporters rallied for fair wages in the capital of this so-called "right-to-work" state on Aug. 29.
Blueberry pickers strike at Labor Camp 2
When the blueberry picking started, the company fired Federico Lopez on July 10 for asking for a wage raise, and workers went on strike on July 11 to get his job back.
