May 26, 2017
“One. Two. Three. Four. We will not wait anymore! Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Yale should negotiate!” On Monday, thousands of working people, advocates, and community members– including allies from the Jobs With Justice network—echoed this chant at Yale’s commencement. The crowd marched down the streets of New Haven in solidarity… Read More»
Tags: college, Connecticut, Donald Trump, graduate students, NLRB, organizing, Peter Salovey, UNITE HERE, Yale
May 4, 2015
This past January, the insurance giant Aetna announced that it would raise its minimum wage to $16 an hour, and in late April, these raises finally made it into its employees’ pockets. As part of an effort to reduce the stress faced by front-line customer service associates in addressing their… Read More»
Tags: $15, Aetna, Connecticut, food stamps, Hartford, Mark Bertolini, McDonald's, Medicaid, minimum wage, SB1044, SNAP, Target, The Gap, TJMaxx, Walmart
