Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger just announced that he will sign an Executive Order on Monday slashing the wages of over 200,000 state employees to the bare minimum of $6.55 from $8. By doing so, he will make our budget crisis worse while delivering a serious blow to our struggling economy. As the recession deepens, gas prices [...]
Many people with diabetes and other chronic diseases are no longer protected against discrimination from their employers.
Employers have been saying a person with diabetes is “too disabled” to do the job, but not “disabled enough” to be protected by the laws. The stakes are huge: If a person with diabetes isn’t covered by [...]
Farmworkers who pick tomatoes for the fast food industry are among this country’s most exploited workers: subpoverty wages, no right to form unions, no benefits of any kind.
Burger King can join other fast food chains in making a huge difference in the lives of these workers in its supply chain by implementing fair wages and [...]
“Twelve thousand entertainment writers have been on strike since early November.Right now, writers get nothing when their content is streamed on the Internet by the networks - even if it’s written exclusively for online audiences - and the studios want to keep it that way.It’s estimated that the companies will bring in a whopping [...]
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