…standards that have been a signature part of the American workplace. For those older workers who are still in the old industrial system their time is running out and those…
…alone working families – to be able to afford the cost of living today and invest in their future on a salary of $7.25 an hour. Increasing the minimum wage…
January 16, 2012 I am Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU, UFCW). I want to thank Speaker Quinn for bringing us together today for…
…up to ensure hospitals remained accessible and streets were plowed. The hunger crisis we face today is no less immediate, which is why my office will partner with the NYC…
…today, there’ll be no Palestinian moderates tomorrow.” Appelbaum also talked about the JLC’s rich and activist history, founded in 1934 by Yiddish-speaking immigrant trade union leaders including the International Ladies’…
…were covered by Defined Benefit plans. Today, it is down to approximately 16% and sliding off the cliff. Almost two-thirds of U.S. Corporate DB plans are closed to new entrants;…
…Oregon, testified at the November City Council hearing that, although it costs more, higher wages offers his company a variety of important advantages. “Running a facility with a higher-paid staff…
…which announced rising third quarter profits, thanks to “increased pricing, cost cutting and technology improvements,” despite flat sales volume, according to news reports. Miranda counters that in a tough economy,…
…opposition from the financial companies will no doubt be fierce, and Lighty noted that Senator Orrin Hatch (R-U), no friend to labor, is already starting to foment opposition in Congress….
…clamoring for change and their protesting has attracted public sympathy. Recently, hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheered a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reeled before the largest…
