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Infographic: $15 and a Union
Workers across the country are protesting today as part of the Fight for $15 movement. They are joining together to call for living wages and a fair path to come together in a union. Cities and states...
View ArticleCompanies Have Already Adopted the Best Practices of the Fair Pay and Safe...
This summer, the Obama administration is expected to release final regulations for the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. The order helps ensure that all federal contractors comply with...
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5 Reasons Why the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Regulations Will Raise...
Today, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the U.S. Department of Labor released final regulations and guidance to implement the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces executive order, which will help...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: New DOL Disclosure Regulations Provide Much-Needed Transparency...
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final regulation to improve the disclosures provided by management consultants hired by companies when workers come together to form...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: American Worker Project’s Karla Walter Cheers Fight for $15 Day of...
Washington, D.C. — Today, on the Fight for $15 Day of Action, the American Worker Project’s Karla Walter released the following statement: Workers across the United States are standing up today as part...
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Unions Help the Middle Class, No Matter the Measure
Despite being constantly thrown about by politicians and pundits alike, the term “middle class” has no agreed-upon definition. But regardless of how one chooses to define it, by most measures the...
View ArticleInequality for Sale
Since 2014, a number of major American retailers that employ significant numbers of low-wage workers—including Wal-Mart, T.J.Maxx, Target, Gap, Ikea, and Costco—have announced their plans to raise...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: CAP Action’s David Madland and Karla Walter on How Fair Pay and...
Washington, D.C. — Today, after the Obama administration released final regulations related to its Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, David Madland and Karla Walter from the Center for...
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Stronger Unions Needed to Sustain Recent Middle-Class Gains
The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that typical American households are finally seeing their incomes grow since the recession. The median household income jumped from $53,718 in 2014 to...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: Members of Congress and Tom Perez Discuss Presidential...
Washington, D.C. — Ahead of next week’s much anticipated presidential debate, the Center for American Progress Action Fund will host a discussion with distinguished progressive leaders to analyze and...
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