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The Irony Of Fast Food
Comments (0) | Burger, fast food, fast food chain, labor, labor rights, living wage, McDonald's, Opinion, strike, wage
Hannah Luk, Neon Tommy
Workers don't get a share in skyrocketing profits at fast food chains.
Read more...Hypocritical Mississippi Legislation Violates Rights Of Workers
Comments (0) | big government, collective bargaining, democrat, federal minimum wage, government, labor, labor legislation, labor rights, minimum wage, Mississippi, Mississippi minimum wage, Obama, Opinion, Republican, sick days, state labor law, Wisconsin
StuSeeger, Creative Commons
Many politicians support big government when it favors their ideological opinion.
Read more...Mississippi Still Lacks A Statewide Minimum Wage
Comments (1) | labor, labor rights, minimum wage, Mississippi, Opinion, states' rights, United States, wages
Hannah Luk, Neon Tommy
It's Mississippi versus the nation.
Read more...Why Workers Are Protesting Conditions In Wal-Mart's Warehouses
Comments (0) | Chicago, Dan Fogleman, inland empire, labor exploitation, labor rights, Los Angeles, mike duke, National Employment Law Project, NELP, Opinion, pilgrimage, strike, subcontractors, supply chain, unions, WalMarch, Walmart, warehouse workers, work-related injury
(Wal-Mart, Creative Commons)
Should Wal-Mart be held accountable for warehouse working conditions?
Read more...May Day Protests Break Out Worldwide
Comments (0) | employee, International, labor rights, May Day, occupy l.a., Occupy Wall Street, protest, strike, unions
Los Angeles will take part in the international day of action for May Day, traditionally a workers' holiday across the globe.
Read more...Amidst Threat Of Recall, Scott Walker Continues Attack On Workers
Comments (0) | Equal Pay Enforcement Act, Kelly Steele, labor rights, Opinion, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, United Wisconsin, Walker recall, WAWH, We Are Wisconsin, Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health, Workers' Rights
(Richard Hurd, Creative Commons)
The people put their trust in Walker, and he violated that trust.
Read more...Students' Sweatshop Simulation Draws Attention To Labor Rights Violations
Comments (1) | collegiate apparel industry, garment industry, labor rights, Opinion, race to the bottom, SCALE, Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation, sweatshop labor, sweatshops, university of southern california, USC, Worker Rights Consortium, Workers' Rights, wry
(Cara Palmer)
Students must encourage ethical apparel sourcing.
Read more...Foxconn Announces Pay Raise For Chinese Factory Workers
Comments (0) | apple, Beijing, China, compensation, Foxconn Technology, International, ipad, labor rights, overtime
Apple has denied allegations that workers in Foxconn Technology factories based in China are treated poorly. (Wikimedia Commons)
Public scrutiny may have prompted changes.
Read more...BOOK REVIEW: "Intern Nation" By Ross Perlin
Comments (0) | apprenticeships, author, Book Review, Books, Disney, intern, internships, labor, labor rights, Review, Ross Perlin, slate
The social and economic costs of working for free.
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