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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyAs its workers remain on strike, the Big Three U.S. automakers can’t defend raising their multimillion dollar salaries by a higher percentage than offered to hourly workers. GM’s Mary Barra visibly squirmed when asked by a CNN correspondent how she could justify refusing the union’s demand for a 40 percent increase in wages over four years when the nearly $29 million dollar package she took home last year included a 34 percent increas

Washington, D.C. — Amid the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) industry, a new report from the Center for American Progress provides a roadmap for ensuring that workers in the EV industry are paid fair wages.

Legislation that would have enacted minimum standards for wages, working hours and work conditions across the fast food industry fell short of passing the state Assembly last year by just three votes. Some hope the bill becomes law during this year's legislative session.

Legislators are considering allowing the state to negotiate wages, hours and work...

Amid growing awareness of inequality and jobs that don’t pay enough to cover child care and housing, California is considering a radical proposal: Allow the state to negotiate wages, hours and work conditions for an entire industry.