Apr 16, 2015
Hundreds demonstrated in the South Bay earlier this week to call attention to the need to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Those protests were among events across the country held to support better working conditions and wages for low wage workers. From the New York Times Most mornings last year, Terrance Wise left home before his three daughters…
Jul 31, 2014
The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Tuesday that McDonald’s could be held jointly liable for labor and wage violations by its franchise operators — a decision that, if upheld, would disrupt longtime practices in the fast-food industry and ease the way for unionizing nationwide. Business groups called the decision outrageous. Some legal experts described it…