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Fast-food protests: Dozens of workers are arrested in strike for higher pay

September 8, 2014 Editor

From LA Times September 4 by Shal Li, Tina Susman, and Tony Perry. Dozens of fast-food workers from Los Angeles to Manhattan were arrested as they escalated a fight for…

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Fast-Food Workers Seeking $15 Wage Planning Civil Disobedience

September 3, 2014 Editor

From NYT September 1 by Steven Greenhouse: The next round of strikes by fast-food workers demanding higher wages is scheduled for Thursday, and this time labor organizers plan to increase…

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The Economic Value of Treating Workers Humanely

August 29, 2014 Editor

From today’s NYT ‘Taking Note” Blog by Carol Giacomo: There has been so much regression on democracy and human rights in Myanmar recently that many people, this editorial page included,…

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LA city workers rally for living wage

August 28, 2013 Editor

From yesterday’s LA Times Local: Hundreds of workers rallied outside the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, demanding an increase to the “living wage” that county contractors…

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BART strike postponement nears end, Governor considers extension

August 9, 2013 Editor

BART and its unions are at the negotiating table today in an effort to settle the ongoing labor dispute that has caused transportation disruptions in the Bay Area since last…