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'Fight For $15' Goes Global As Workers Set To Roll Out Worldwide Protest

Apr 16, 2015 11:34 PM EDT

Fast food workers are from 40 nations will take part in a worldwide protest to push for a US$15 per hour wage and the right to form a union.

CEO Dan Price Decreases Own Pay From US$1Million To US$70K To Benefit Company

Dino Lirios |

Apr 15, 2015 03:18 AM EDT

Dan Price, CEO of credit card payments company Gravity Payments, thinks that what passes for executive pay today is way too much. He has opted to reduce his salary and create a minimum salary for workers. And he is fine with it.

Wal-Mart Employees Stage Black Friday Protest; Seek $15 Minimum Wage, More Hours

Cory Doyle |

Nov 29, 2014 08:07 PM EST

"Right now I'm on food stamps and am applying for medical assistance. It would help a lot to get full time."

Food Donation Bin for Walmart Employees Seen Outside OKC Storefront

David Perry |

Nov 21, 2014 03:47 PM EST

U.S. retail giant Walmart has drawn the ire of consumer advocates when a store in Oklahoma put out a food collection bin asking visitors to donate food to Wal-Mart employees.

Activists plan nationwide Walmart protests for Black Friday

Wal-Mart Employees to Protest on Black Friday For Higher Wages

Cory Doyle |

Nov 14, 2014 03:55 PM EST

Wad-Mart employees are planning to protest during the biggest shopping day of the year in an effort to push for higher wages.

Minimum Wage Walmart Employees Say They Can't Afford New Mandatory Uniforms

Jan Dizon |

Sep 18, 2014 11:49 PM EDT

Some Walmart employees are complaining that they cannot afford the new dress code that the company is requiring them to begin adopting on Sept. 29. Employees were given the option to use their own clothes which fit the new uniform description, or use their 10 percent employee discount to purchase new clothes on the Walmart website.

Minimum Wage Hike Gains Momentum In GOP-Controlled States

Christl Leong |

Sep 15, 2014 02:06 PM EDT

President Obama's thrust to increase the minimum wage, which has so far been successful among Democrat-leaning states, may gain momentum in the Republican heartland in the upcoming elections.

U.S. Protests for Increase in Minimum Wage for Fast Food Chain Workers

Dozens of Fast Food Workers Arrested for Taking Part in Minimum Wage Protests

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 05, 2014 03:42 AM EDT

Dozens of protesters were arrested all over the United States on Thursday for participating in one of the biggest nationwide protests which were rallying for an increase in fast food workers' minimum wage.

Minimum Wage Raise And Equal Pay For Women Pushed By Obama As Election Nears

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 02, 2014 01:49 AM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama raised the issue on federal minimum wage as well as equal pay for women on Monday at Milwaukee as he expressed his optimism with regard to the nation recovering from recession.