Coinciding with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's official presidential campaign announcement, a new advertisement has been released highlighting his stance on issues critical to the Latino community.
Regarded as "one of America's great labor and civil rights icons," Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to advocating labor and civil rights, and her work continues as the Latino electorate brave the 2016 presidential election season.
California lawmakers took another step towards raising the state's minimum wage on Monday when the Senate approved a proposal to increase the hourly rate to $11 in 2016 and $13 in 2017.
President Nicolas Maduro has raised Venezuela's minimum wage for the second time this year. He gave housing to a woman who threw a mango at him last week, and now President Nicolas Maduro has further ingratiated himself to the economically burdened people of his country by raising Venezuela's minimum wage for the second time this year.
Almost 50 contracted workers from the U.S. Senate held a one-day strike on Wednesday, joining over 1,000 labor activists at a rally demanding President Obama and Congress to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors.
Starting this summer, approximately 90,000 McDonald's employees working at company-owned stores will received an increase in their paychecks along with paid vacation.
The retailer is the latest company to raise the minimum wage for its employees, following a growing trend as demands for higher wages continue and unemployment goes down.
Arguing that the issue of minimum wage should be left to the states or even up to the private sector, Jeb Bush informed a South Carolina audience on Tuesday that he opposes a federal minimum wage.
TJX will raise worker's wages TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, will follow Walmart's recent announcement and raise worker's wages above the minimum wage, Forbes reports.
Wal-Mart plans to increase hourly pay to all of its U.S. workers to at least $9 per hour by this April. By next year they will raise their minimum wage to $10 per hour.
In addition to bringing in the New Year on Thursday, 3.1 million low-wage workers in 21 states across the country received an increase in their salaries.
The City Council on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage in Chicago to $13 an hour by 2019. The City Council on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage in Chicago to $13 an hour by 2019.
Though conservatives managed to beat progressives for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate and various state governorships, progressives managed to win many ballot questions around the country. In particular, four states and two cities voted to raise their minimum wages.
The balance of the U.S. Senate may be in the hands of registered voters in Alaska as The Last Frontier state's senate race is too close to call based on polling data heading into Tuesday's midterm elections.
Thousands of workers demand a higher wage of $15 an hour around the country and are picketing fast food locations and using civil disobedience to fight for their cause.
Fast food employees plan walkout to protest low wages and poor healthcare Employees at McDonald's, the world's largest fast food chain, and other huge chains are planning a strike in the U.
LA mayor pushes for minimum wage increase to $13.25 by 2017 Los Angeles' mayor is pushing for a minimum wage of $13. 25, which would significantly benefit at least 40 percent of the work force, The Huffington Post reported.
Mexican economy is growing, but workers' pay lags Mexico on Thursday got yet another billion-dollar investment pledge from an automotive company to build a car plant in the country.
President Barack Obama stated several times for Congress to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, and a new report reaffirmed his bid can come to fruition through state levels or executive action.
