残破的承诺标志着拜登的第一个月
拜登告诉富裕的捐助者,在他担任总统期间“一切都不会根本改变”,从而开始了他的竞选活动。任职一个月后,看来这是他可能会保留的竞选承诺。
拜登告诉富裕的捐助者,在他担任总统期间“一切都不会根本改变”,从而开始了他的竞选活动。任职一个月后,看来这是他可能会保留的竞选承诺。
The Democrats cannot and will not promise working people all that much of value so long as they remain wedded to the brand of destructive corporate politics.
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. (Opinion) --- Over the past eight months, the Democratic Party has floundered and sputtered around while trying to develop an agenda that can convince citizens they are a clear alternative
Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."
Two cases illustrate how big-name employers benefit from illegal labor and why undocumented workers are easily exploited.
At an hour when many people are tucking themselves in for the night, the cleaning crew at an Austin-area Target store is just getting started. By the time it finishes in the early morning, workers will have cleaned the bathrooms, taken out the garbage, washed windows and carpets and polished the floors to that reflective white sheen on which the
In all, more than 150 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Tuesday’s election.
Filling a void created by congressional inaction, voters in a scattering of states tightened gun control laws and approved increases in the minimum wage. The campaign to legalize marijuana achieved a major breakthrough, with victories in at least six states. In all, more than 150 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Tuesday's
Numerous statewide polls have suggested voters would approve a minimum wage proposal—perhaps even a more sweeping version—if given the chance.
Hoping to avoid a costly ballot fight, California lawmakers and labor unions on Saturday reportedly reached an agreement to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour gradually by 2023. Governor Jerry Brown is expected to make a formal announcement on
There is enough money in the bonus pool to raise pay to a living wage of $15 an hour for either all of the country’s 2.6 million restaurant servers and bartenders, all 1.6 million home health and personal care aides, or all 2.6 million fast food preparation and serving workers.
作者 Dan Wright
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Bailouts for nothing and get out of jail free. A new report [PDF] by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) calculates that the Wall Street bonus pool –
Latest victory for low-wage workers, declared one McDonald’s worker, ‘has showed me what’s possible when people stick and work together.’
Fast Food workers and economic justice advocates across the country, but especially in New York, had much to celebrate on Wednesday as a state panel announced its recommendation that all employees at chain restaurants should be paid at least $15 per hour by the year 2018. The announcement by the New York's Fast Food Wage Board followed an