workers rights

A Convention For The 64 Million Americans Paid Less Than $15/Hour

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Give Them A Break: Hourly Workers Need Meals, Breaks Protected Nationally

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Palm Oil Linked To Child Labor -- Again

Two certified "sustainable" Indonesian plantations, both linked to PepsiCo, allegedly exploited workers and turned a blind eye to child labor.
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May Day Protests In Seattle, Paris, Istanbul Erupt In Violence

Demonstrators across the world marched for workers rights.
By Reuters/HuffPost

It's About To Get Harder For Companies To Hide Union-Busting

Under a new Labor Department rule, companies will have to disclose more of their dealings with union-avoidance consultants.
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Supreme Court Hands A Major Victory To Workers Who Were Stiffed On Overtime Pay

The case is one of many the court heard while Justice Antonin Scalia was still on the bench.
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As T-Mobile Rises, Questions Emerge Over Treatment of Workers, Consumers

And yet T-Mobile has risen more rapidly than ever.
By Steven Greenhouse, InsideSources.com

The Supreme Court Appears Set To Issue Crippling Blow To Public Employee Unions

The ruling would undo nearly 40 years of precedent in labor relations.
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70 Years Of Atomic Weaponry: At Least 33,480 Americans Dead

By Rob Hotakainen, Lindsay Wise, Frank Matt and Samantha Ehlinger, McClatchy DC

Chief Justice Roberts Says 'Quitting Your Job Is A Very Big Deal'

Will the Supreme Court make it harder for workers who are forced to quit because of a discriminatory work environment?
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