CPD In The News

Less than a year after San Francisco passed a first-of-its-kind fair scheduling ordinance for retail employers, progressive activists in Minneapolis began pushing for an even stronger scheduling ordinance of their own—along with paid sick leave, wage theft protections, and the possibility of a $1

As the gears of federal government have ground to a halt, a new energy has been rocking the foundations of our urban centers.

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Retailers have been under intense pressure from labor groups, regulators, and 

If Americans needed any further proof that voting itself has become a partisan battleground, look no further than proposals calling for automatic voter registration.

A little over a year out from the presidential election, we already know the states where the fiercest battles will likely be fought. But another electoral map is shaping up too: The states where voters will decide where to raise their minimum wage.

MIAMI — Not that long ago, part of my morning routine involved catching up on what states around the country were doing that day to crack down on illegal immigration.

Among millennials, voter turnout in Illinois ranks 47th in the country, according to the political advocacy group Common Cause. In the 2014 primary election, their turnout in Chicago wards was as low as 9 percent.

We don’t have to settle for such low numbers.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2015 – What difference will my vote make? Too many will say: I am only one person.

A former employee of Forever 21 hit the company with a lawsuit in California state court over its exploitative scheduling practices, just a week after a class action