…With inflation, Martin Luther King’s fight for $2 an hour in 1963, is the fight for $15 today. So, we will keep organizing and raising the pressure.” Others have been…
…focus on raising wages through collective bargaining, better paying jobs, a fairer tax code, fair overtime rules, and expanded access to education and earned leave sent the right message at…
…distribution. The second message, of course, is that the model, like so many other theoretical constructs cannot be applied in the real world because there are so many extraneous variables…
…the urgency has only increased following Hurricane Sandy. The market is located on an East River peninsula. Hunts Point Market is the largest produce market in the world, serving most…
…we are overwhelmed by tens of thousands of people who want to open bank accounts. But today, we are ready to go. Our staff is trained and knows how to…
…an opportunity to enroll in an apprenticeship-readiness program sponsored by the Los Angeles and Orange County Building Trades Council. As a single mother caring for three children, finding meaningful employment…
…All across America, our nation’s infrastructure is looking a little ragged. While China is exporting its high speed rail technology around the world, it’s high time to rebuild U.S. infrastructure. …
January 19, 2015 By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President The recent jobs report set off cheering: a quarter million positions added in December; unemployment declining to 5.6 percent. This good news arrived…
…philosophy and vision live on. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” said Dr. King. These words ring as true today as they did nearly 50 years ago. Although strides…
…withheld wages could easily run into six figures, and also includes tips that workers earned. A limited number of Melngailis’ employees were reportedly successfully able to cash their late-December paychecks,…
