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During a presidential primary debate in 2016, Donald Trump disgracefully opposed raising the minimum wage. Trump stated, "They have to work really hard." ...
While Georgia and Wyoming have the lowest state minimum wages in the U.S. at $5.15 per hour, most workers are still protected ...
In an era of unprecedented economic growth and corporate profitability, millions of workers worldwide still struggle to make ends meet.  The concept of a living wage, a remuneration that enables ...
Some school support staff are earning less than minimum wage because of the way their salaries are paid, according to a union ...
On July 1, 2025, several states in the U.S. implemented a minimum wage increase, impacting over 880,000 workers. While not all will benefit, these changes are significant for many.
Chicago’s restaurant industry is experiencing a crisis made far worse by the city’s short-sighted decision to ditch the so-called tipped minimum wage. As we’ve written, that self-inflicted wound is ...
Among workers who have endured decades of the unions’ suppression of class struggle and an intensifying austerity offensive ...
New research from the Center for Working-Class Politics shows that progressive economic policies can bring working-class ...
What issues will drive you to vote when early voting gets underway in just a few weeks in Virginia's historic governor's race?
Casar, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, thinks economic populism and “authentic candidates” can win back recently converted GOP voters.
Butler Hospital presented union leaders with its revised “last, best and final” contract proposal on Friday, as what is now ...