DOMESTIC WORKERS SEEKING RIGHTS NEED UNIONS

Maria’s story is heart-wrenching but not uncommon. Without the protection of a union, without even the protection of most state and federal labor laws, her employers required her to work 18 hours a day, six days a week for less than $3 an hour. She lived in the...

CONGREGATIONS UNITE IN PUSH FOR LIVING WAGES

This past weekend, at more than 80 congregations throughout New York City, faith leaders called for the City Council to take a stand for economic justice and pass the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act. Living Wage Weekend was part of a larger movement to raise wages...