South Dakota Republicans propose decrease in minimum wage
In November, South Dakotans voted 55 percent to 45 percent to raise the state's minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour.
Walmart worker explains why she shut down Park Ave.
"One week, after I paid rent, I only had $6 leftover for groceries and bills; that is no way to live."
Progressive mayors lead campaign to hike minimum wage
They also committed their cities to raise minimum wages, but said a national effort is needed.
Arizona voters dump two right-wingers
The majority of Arizonans were delighted to see the state's incumbent attorney general, Tom Horne, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, John Huppenthal, defeated.
Community-labor coalition cheers minimum wage ordinance in San Diego
But even as the San Diego Labor Council hailed the new measure, it warned about an underhanded petition to undermine it.
At GOP fundraiser, protesters warn "Rauner and Christie - bad for Illinois, bad for USA"
Chris Christie brought checks to the fundraiser totaling $4 million, demonstrators shouted, "Illinois is not for sale."
U.S. ranks with Haiti, Iran and Mexico on workers rights
"We cannot and we will not stand silent while workers are impoverished through the supply chains of big business and attacked by their own governments."
Mothers Day flowers nice but equal pay better
A total of 4.7 million moms and their families would see an increase in wages. That's one fifth of all working moms and their families who would benefit.
Labor group defends workers at military bases against right wing attacks
The pay hike would start Jan. 1 under new contracts that fast food firms would sign with the military PXs, where military personnel and families buy food and goods at reduced rates.
Minimum wage hike drive moves into high gear
The labor-backed campaign to raise the minimum wage resumed as the "Raise The Wage" bus headed for more states, while Maryland became the second state to enact a multi-year hike of the wage to $10.10 an hour.
