Tag: strike

Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association have been negotiating for more than a year against a backdrop of widespread protests over teacher pay. Now,...

I’ve spent a day lamenting the news of the latest devastating round of layoffs at the already-decimated Denver Post. Well, I’m sick of lamenting. The...

Field goal Dozens of black University of Missouri football players make a bold statement in standing with their less visible fellow African-American students. Via The New York Times. Death...

Three men were arrested today in a rally during which more than 100 protesters — workers, union members, organizers and supporters — called for a minimum wage of $15 an hour and a union for fast food workers. The strike was part of a coordinated national effort today in more than 150 cities.

The Black Friday numbers were not great. This says a lot about the state of the economy. But it says even more about the need to raise the minimum wage.