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Statewide Wage Hike To Help Women, Workers Of Color
Sixty percent of the people scheduled to benefit from next week's minimum wage increase are women, 40 percent are people of color, and nearly 90 percent are adults. -
6-Year-Old Finds Message Alleging Chinese Prison Labor In Box Of Christmas Cards
"We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison China," the note said in English. "Forced to work against our will. Please help us and notify human rights organization." -
French Telecom Company Convicted Of 'Moral Harassment' After Employee Suicides
The major ruling against Orange, formerly France Télécom, also gave jail time for former CEO Didier Lombard and other executives. -
Families With Au Pairs Struggle To Comply With Court Ruling
State Law Raises Wages And Questions About Taxes For Childcare Workers From Abroad -
Laid-Off Workers In Indonesia Just Won A Battle For $4 Million In Severance Pay
They're beneficiaries of incredibly generous severance laws. But those laws may soon change. -
Reps. Pressley, Clark To Join Striking Harvard Graduate Students On Picket Line
2,400 members of the Harvard Graduate Students' union are on strike, demanding fair pay, healthcare, and protections against harassment and discrimination -
Schumer: Fed Workers To Get 12 Weeks Of Paid Parental Leave
Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday that congressional leaders have reached a “real breakthrough” deal to give 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers. -
Nancy Koehn On Amazon's Expansion In Baltimore
Amazon is rapidly expanding its operations from just e-commerce, according to historian Nancy Koehn. -
At Harvard, Grad Students Form A Picket Line Over Wages, Health Care And Protections
Union leaders and university officials have been negotiating for over a year, yet a contract has not been agreed to. Grad students began an indefinite strike on the university's last day of classes. -
UAW Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with Fiat Chrysler
The tentative agreement makes Fiat Chrysler the last of the big three Detroit automakers to arrive at a deal with the United Auto Workers this year.
