The myth that minimum wage jobs are for teenagers is a lie that is used to justify paying adults poverty wages, when in reality the vast majority of minimum wage workers are adults who are the primary ...

A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies dubs 20 companies the ‘Low-Wage 20’—and includes retail giants like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Kroger. Over the last 50 years, the chasm between ...

Raising the minimum wage stands to benefit millions of American workers, supporters say, lifting them out of poverty and increasing workers’ family resources, but it has remained untouched for over a ...

Near-historic price increases for basics like food and gas have drawn scrutiny to a question at the heart of the economy: How much money must a worker make to stay afloat? The price of eggs has risen ...

Butler Hospital workers, including nurses and mental health staff, are on strike due to unfair labor practices. The strike, the longest hospital lockout in Rhode Island history, centers around low ...

A new report criticizes gaming giant MGM Resorts International, among several other large U.S. corporations, for using social ...

"Safety-net programs such as food stamps and tax credits kept poverty from rising even higher in 2010, but for many low-income families with work-related and medical expenses, they are considered too ...

Bargaining negotiations between long term care workers represented by CUPE and the Houston government broke down yesterday, leading the union to begin the process to file for conciliation. “It’s ...