Auto Workers Vote to Strike at General Motors Plants

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Sep 15, 2019 It's still possible that bargainers could hammer out an agreement, but a union spokesman says it's unlikely because many issues are unresolved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Shames Walmart Executives for ‘Starvation Wages’

Ilana Novick Jun 6, 2019 The senator and presidential candidate also went to bat for a proposal that hourly workers be allowed to join the company’s board of directors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor, Civil Rights and Social Justice Movements Unite to ‘Fight for $15’ on Tax Day

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 In more than 200 cities, some 60,000 low-wage workers involved in the “Fight for $15” campaign—among them child care providers, Wal-Mart clerks and adjunct professors—staged an action Wednesday that highlighted the vast amount of public money spent to support underpaid workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Minimum Wage, Guns, Health Care and the Meaning of a Decent Society

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 17, 2013 Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 should be a no-brainer. Republicans say it will cause employers to shed jobs, but that’s baloney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Minimum Wage Should Be More Than $20

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 If the federal minimum wage had kept pace with changes in worker productivity, busboys and baristas would be making at least $21.72 an hour today, according to a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )