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New Report Details Plans for Low-Wage Worker Justice

The Village Voice - February 14, 2013 - When a worker in this city has to endure a three-hour walk to work because his...

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Why Texans Are Fighting Anti-Immigrant Legislation

Why Texans Are Fighting Anti-Immigrant Legislation

Austin, Tex. — I’m a member of the Austin City Council, and this month Texas State Troopers arrested me for refusing to...

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The Minimum Wage Needs An Upgrade

The Minimum Wage Needs An Upgrade

Seventy-eight years ago today, the Fair Labor Standards Act made a groundbreaking promise to Americans: the promise of...

Accountability of Charter Schools in Illinois Raises Questions

WTAX News Radio - February 2, 2015 - Charter schools in Illinois are in the cross hairs of a new report alleging a lack...

Overnight Finance: Obama huddles with Yellen; Puerto Rico bill markup Wednesday

TRADING NOTES: President Obama met with Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen, but interest rates were...

Slew Of Organizations Denounce Civil Right Violations of Puerto Ricans on May Day and Demand Gov. Roselló To Stop Austerity Measures

05.03.2018 New York, NY - In response to the violent reaction of the Puerto Rico Police Department to a peaceful...

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Retailers Discover That Labor Isn't Just a Cost

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Retailers Discover That Labor Isn't Just a Cost

For the past couple of decades, retailing in the U.S. has -- with some notable exceptions -- been a vast experiment in...

Fed Chair Candidate Kevin Warsh Draws Opposition From Left and Right

On a Wednesday in mid-September, a group of progressive activists concerned about the stewardship of the American...

New York Plans $15-an-Hour Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers

The labor protest movement that fast-food workers in New York City began nearly three years ago has led to higher wages...

Amazon’s $15 an Hour Minimum Wage and the Federal Reserve Board

This is where Fed Up played an incredible role. They were a crucial voice on the other side, constantly reminding the...

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