Low-wage workers

Recycling New Jersey

Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job

When the green hype overpowers industrial safety, workers pay the price.

Jun 24, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Fast Food Wages

What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For

The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.

Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

SEI Protest

25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors 25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors

The campaign succeeded because it went after the people who truly had power over the workers’ livelihood—not the powerless subcontractors.

Jun 16, 2015 / Stephen Lerner and Jono Shaffer

Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests

Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests

The widespread protests Wednesday offered a critical test for politicians on whether to support the growing low-wage-worker movement.

Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick

Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs

Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs

Will the Labor Department's much-delayed new rules for the H2-B visa program strengthen protections for immigrant workers?

Apr 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting

The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting

In “right to work” states like Arkansas, the media is one of the few institutions with the strength to hold abusive employers accountable.

Apr 3, 2015 / Alyssa Peterson

Why Are Liberals Resigned to Low Wages?

Why Are Liberals Resigned to Low Wages? Why Are Liberals Resigned to Low Wages?

Focusing on unsolvable problems excuses them from dealing with tough political problems.

Mar 4, 2015 / Mike Konczal

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