U.S. Minimum Wage Would Be $33 If It Had Kept Pace with Wall Street Bonuses
While financial sector workers are enjoying a bonus bonanza, low-wage workers haven’t gotten a raise for nearly a decade.
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Nurses Tell Big Pharma: Put Patients Over Profits
"People shouldn’t have to crowdfund for their health care. We wanted PhRMA to have to face firsthand the toll their greed takes on Americans across our country."
The Reality Behind the ‘Surging’ U.S. Economy
A tiny uptick in wages won't do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials.
Let’s Celebrate Striking Workers
Here's a stat for International Workers' Day that's giving us hope.
Stop & Shop Workers End 11-Day Strike With a Tentative Agreement
Striking workers won backing from every corner of their community, from local rabbis preparing for Passover to placard-carrying toddlers.
Scapegoating Unions for the Postal Service’s Phony Crisis
At a recent Senate hearing, some officials attempted to divert attention from the real cause of post office financial losses by blaming worker rights.
It’s March Madness. Unionize the NCAA!
"Student-athletes" make billions for others while putting their own futures at risk.
Meet the Billionaires Profiting off Job Losses at GM
Hedge fund heads buy up mansions and NFL teams, all on the tab of autoworkers.