A collective bargaining agreement is not the only way a labor movement can represent workers. |
For people who do not have a union on the job, we provide a way for people to speak out on issues that affect working families. |
That companies are making money and still can't pay a living wage seems obscene, ... (Corporations) will say they have to suppress wages to provide low-cost consumer products and services, but they don't tell you about the unbelievable profits they enjoy and the huge paychecks being reaped at the top. |
There is still a wage gap in every single job classification except one or two, ... There still is discrimination in pay in equal jobs. |
We'll be part of labor's 2006 mobilization plan. |
We're seeing the natural consequences of unbridled corporate power to reduce wages and benefits. That's why people are working two jobs and still cannot afford food. |
Who does the work is a big part of why women earn less. You can look at it from two very different types of jobs -- child-care worker and parking-lot attendant. Guess who earns more? Parking-lot attendants. That work is valued more by our society than a child-care worker. |