Millions Receive Minimum Wage Raises Across the Country
Summary: Millions will see raises thanks to mandated minimum wage increases. This week, millions of Americans saw a bump in…
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Federal Judge Rules Wal-Mart Broke Minimum Wage Laws
Summary: A California judge determined Wal-Mart underpaid employees to the tune of $100 million. As the largest private employer, Wal-Mart’s…
Los Angeles to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
Summary: Los Angeles has voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2020. According to…
Charleston Fast Food Workers Arrested, Cause Major Traffic Jam in Charleston
Summary: Fast food workers demanded a $15 hourly wage on Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina. The group blocked traffic, forcing…
Wal-Mart Weighing the Impact of Additional Payroll
U.S. President Barack Obama said last week that he would sign an executive order to raise the minimum wage for…
A New Year, a New Minimum Wage
For the first time in four years the New Year will begin with 13 States implementing a minimum wage increases…
Low-Wager Earners Walk-Out and Strike Across Country
Fast-food employees are planning strikes today to continue their efforts, brewing since, fall, to raise the minimum wage. Now that…
McDonald’s Staff Stages Walk Out After Owners Refuse to Fix Air Conditioning
Sure it’s been hot lately, but imagine working in the kitchen of McDonald’s filled with employees and customers, and of…
McDonald’s Franchise Offers More Payment Options After Being Sued
What language do corporations listen to? They listen to lawsuits. Ex-employee Natalie Gunshannon complained that she was given no choice…
Feds Raid 7-Eleven Stores for Running “Modern Day Plantation System”
15 stores have been raided by the Department of Homeland Security, and it’s been exposed that undocumented immigrants from Pakistan…
Costco CEO Supports Obama’s Plan to Raise Minimum Wage
President Barack Obama has said that he would like to raise the country's minimum wage to $9 per hour. The…
Employee of McDonald’s for 20 Years Still Makes Minimum Wage
Tyree Johnson has been cooking hamburgers and working the fryer at McDonald's and he is still making the minimum wage,…