Category: Economic Security
- 03/05/13 Federal Minimum Wage Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Workers Legislation expected to be introduced to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009.
- 02/27/13 Double-Speak on the Debt Crisis Fix the Debt’s real motive is not to fix the debt, but to protect the tax loopholes that benefit its members.
- 02/05/13 Celebrating 20 Years of the Family and Medical Leave Act Nobody should have to choose between the job they need and the family they love.
- 01/22/13 Who Are the “Working Poor”? New study is sobering reminder of why we must protect the nation’s economic safety net.
- 12/06/12 A Competition with Very Few Winners An investigation by The New York Times reveals a race among state and local governments for the benefit of large companies
- 12/06/12 Michigan Anti-Union Advocates Want to Undermine the Middle Class Supporters of “right-to-work (for less)” law launch battle to undermine workers’ unions.
- 12/05/12 Arkansas Race for Power Reflected National Dynamics AFSCME Council 38 Exec. Dir. Jim Nickels relied heavily on ground game to clinch victory.
- 10/10/12 The Walmart Strike Spreading to Your Area: Here Are 9 Reasons it Matters Walmart workers, who are not unionized, have long complained of low pay and poor benefits.
- 09/26/12 Rising Inequality the Direct Result of Policy Choices New EPI report highlights role of Congress in lives of working families and the poor.
- 09/18/12 Romney Uninterested in Half of Country He Wants to Lead Candidate calls 47 percent of the country freeloaders because they voted for President Obama.
