LOS ANGELES, Calif.—After a strike that lasted six school days, Los Angeles teachers reached a contract deal with the Los Angeles Unified School District Jan. 22.
New York, NY – The 42nd annual National Labor and Management Conference will be held from February 14 – 19 in Hollywood, Florida, bringing together hundreds of leaders in the
New York, NY – How badly is Trump’s government shutdown hurting American workers? Last week, Senator James Sanders, Jr. (D-Rochdale Village, Far Rockaway) held a collection drive aimed at helping
Editor’s Note: The following piece first appeared at Salon.com. It appears here courtesy of Bob Hennelly. In the nation’s capital and across the country food pantries and soup kitchens are making special efforts to help
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—More than two-thirds of Arkansas voters last November approved a law that will raise the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11—but now, a state legislator
WASHINGTON—About 25 workers for federal contractors put out of work by the government shutdown besieged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office Jan. 16, brandishing stacks of their unpaid bills. “Mr.
New York, NY – It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 31st day of the government shutdown that has robbed 800,000 working Americans of their jobs — how easy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Jan. 15 that the state will pay about 20,000 workers raises that had been frozen for four years by his predecessor. The decision will give
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles teachers union and school district have agreed to return to the bargaining table, Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office announced Jan. 16. United Teachers Los Angeles President
WASHINGTON—Congressional Democrats introduced a bill Jan. 16 that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2024. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Raise the Wage Act’s lead
