Bernie Sanders Walks Verizon Picket Line
In a rare move for a major presidential candidate, Democratic hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined a picket line with...
In a rare move for a major presidential candidate, Democratic hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined a picket line with...
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is demanding family leave for himself every single weekend, but he has refused to support virtually...
A group of 20 Florida Democrats took the “Minimum Wage Challenge” and attempted to live on the state’s minimum wage...
President Obama is hosting the first-ever White House Summit on Worker Voice today, during which he condemned the “culture of...
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) will become the first governor to call for a $15 minimum wage...
There aren’t a lot of obscure government board meetings that warrant a watch party, let alone one with a marching...
Hopefully working Americans are listening to Jeb Bush on the campaign trail. If they are, they should quickly recognize that...
Senate Republicans voted down a bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have provided funds to state and local governments...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed the new state budget into law on Sunday with a last-minute change that strips...
Slacker Alert: Jeb Bush is calling to push the retirement age to 68 or 70. That will fix you entitled...
Through a quirk in state term limits combined with a terrible midterm election, the Nevada legislature has been taken over...
The corporate office of McDonald’s in Oak Brook, Illinois was closed after thousands of workers and union activists marched on...
SEATAC, Washington — In late 2013, voters in this airport town outside Seattle narrowly approved a groundbreaking measure setting a...
When thousands of low-wage workers across the country protest low pay on Wednesday, they won’t only be fighting for the...
The City of Quartz is a city of contrasts, with some of the world’s richest and poorest neighborhoods existing side...
On Wednesday, McDonald’s — which has been facing demonstrations denouncing its low wages — announced that it would give workers...
As Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed the so-called “right to work” bill on March 9, making Wisconsin the twenty-fifth right-to-work...
Bruce Rauner’s campaign for governor of Illinois hit a rough spot when it was revealed that he was talking about...
President Obama has proposed a right to paid sick leave for all workers in this country. Family economic security is...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) unveiled several new proposals, including a call to raise the minimum wage to $11.50...
WASHINGTON — With a celebrity assist from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the AFL-CIO union federation hosted what it billed as...
On January 1, 20 states will raise their minimum wages, while one — New York — will increase its wage...
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon struck down a rule change issued by the Department of Labor that would...
Minimum wage increases will prompt Walmart Stores Inc to adjust base salaries at 1,434 stores, impacting about a third of...
In late November, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights — the first law...
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The stately, wood-paneled chamber in the federal building here unsettled Gary Fox and his wife, Mary. Fox...
Fast food workers in at least 150 cities nationwide will walk off the job on Dec. 4, demanding an industry-wide...
While Kmart has claimed that stores try to staff shifts on Thanksgiving Day, which will begin before 6 a.m., with...
CHICAGO, Nov 14 (Reuters) – A group of Walmart employees pushing for higher wages said on Friday they were planning...
Don Blankenship, the former CEO of coal giant Massey Energy, faces up to 31 years in prison after a federal...
In February, Bene’t Holmes asked her manager at a Chicago Walmart to put her on lighter duty. She was four...
The Democrats were brutalized at the polls Tuesday, but progressives can at least take some consolation in some notable strides...
Measures aimed at raising the minimum wage passed overwhelmingly in the five states where they appeared on Tuesday’s ballot. The...
Imagine a world where fast food workers can pay their rent and utility bills, plus buy their children food and...
SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA—In downtown Sioux Falls, The Banquet provides community members free warm meals six days a week. These...
Americans are working longer hours and are more productive—yet wages are largely flat. Indeed, the median worker saw a real...
Reasonable people may differ on the precise definition of a living wage. But the consensus is that $7.25 an hour...
Guitar Center store workers are fighting for fair wages and improved conditions at stores around the country. The company has...
In a gubernatorial debate Tuesday night, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) was asked whether he supports the concept of a...
The first national campaigns of the Republican Party, more than 150 years ago, linked economic progress with democratic participation, urging...
Raising the federal minimum wage would save the government billions and have sweeping benefits for low-income families, according to a...
Laws that allow employers to pay tipped workers below the minimum wage lead to increased sexual harassment in the workplace,...
A ProPublica review of U.S. Department of Labor investigations shows that oil and gas workers – men and women often...
On Wednesday morning, Wisconsin Jobs Now, Wisconsin Working Families, and a group of low-wage workers in the state submitted 100...
The amount of money employers had to pay because they were found guilty of wage theft is nearly three times...
This week, Republican Senators introduced a bill they call the “The National Labor Relations Board Reform Act.” Its chances of...