workers rights

Supreme Court May Give A Break To Thousands Of Workers Shorted On Pay

It appears the court won't be dealing a blow to worker efforts to bring class action lawsuits against their employers.
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Photos Show Workers Striking Around The Country For $15 Minimum Wage

People are asking for a livable wage.
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H&M Will Close For Thanksgiving

It joins a growing number of retailers citing consideration of their employees.
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J. Crew Will End On-Call Shifts For U.S. Workers

Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap Inc and other retailers already agreed to end the practice.
By Michale Virtanen, AP

The Life And Death Of An Amazon Warehouse Temp

By Dave Jamieson, HuffPost Highline

As His Term Wanes, Obama Champions Workers’ Rights

By The New York Times

Rebranding 'Flexibility'

Instead of greater freedom over our work and family lives, "flexibility" now often means that workers need to come in whenever the employer wants them and are sent home when demand is slack. Employers have adopted the language of "flexibility" but rebranded its meaning.
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Goodwill's Charity Racket: CEOs Earn Top-Dollar, Workers Paid Less Than Minimum Wage

An American multi-national corporation, which accepts millions of dollars in government funds, pays its top executives more than half a million dollars per year in total compensation, while simultaneously paying some of its employees less than the federal minimum wage.
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