Keystone’s Legacy Lives On In Labor Unions
This may come as a shock, but not every American is concerned about preventing catastrophic climate change.
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Even If The Minimum Wage Were $15, Workers Still Couldn’t Make Rent
People who make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour can’t find an affordable place to live anywhere in the country, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.Appalachia Used To Be A Democratic Stronghold. Here’s How To Make It One Again.
When businessman and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took the stage in Charleston, West Virginia for a campaign event in May, the crowd was nothing short of raucous. Visiting just days before the state’s GOP primary, Trump stood before a sea of elated supporters that included several coal miners, many still wrapped in their reflective mining jackets. As denizens of Appalachia, a mountainous super region that cuts across several American states, they wanted to make clear that coal production was a major election issue for their mining communities.
Pentagon Cafeteria Workers Were Illegally Punished For Seeking Better Wages
Food service managers at the Pentagon have been illegally retaliating against workers for going on strike, attorneys for the National Labor Relations Board have found.
Fast Food Workers Are Starting To Win The Fight For $15. What About The Battle For Union Rights?
Ever since fast food workers staged their first strike in 2012, their basic demands have been twofold: an increase of their pay to at least $15 an hour, and the right to form a union.
The Economic Issues Detroit Voters Will Be Thinking About On Primary Day
300 Union Plumbers Spent The Weekend Installing Water Filters For Flint Residents For Free
The First City To Guarantee Paid Sick Leave In 2016
Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address, Spokane, Washington passed a law guaranteeing residents the right to paid sick leave when they or their family members fall sick, or to deal with sexual assault and domestic abuse.
Public Sector Unions Just Got Brutalized In The Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC — Let’s not beat around the bush.
Public sector unions just had a simply terrible day in the Supreme Court on Monday. Justice Antonin Scalia, the justice who seemed most inclined to agree with them prior to oral argument, took a hard turn against them within just a few minutes of argument. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is normally this closest thing this Court has to a swing voter, appeared to grow increasingly angry with the unions as the argument proceeded. Plus the Supreme Court has already droppedtwo big hints that it’s ready to cut of a major source of funding for public sector unions. Oral arguments cannot always predict the outcome of the case — just ask the millions of Americans who are now insured because of Obamacare — but if they offer any predictive value, a lot of unions are very frightened right now.