During a presidential primary debate in 2016, Donald Trump disgracefully opposed raising the minimum wage. Trump stated, "They have to work really hard." ...

Chicago’s restaurant industry is experiencing a crisis made far worse by the city’s short-sighted decision to ditch the so-called tipped minimum wage. As we’ve written, that self-inflicted wound is ...

Among workers who have endured decades of the unions’ suppression of class struggle and an intensifying austerity offensive ...

New research from the Center for Working-Class Politics shows that progressive economic policies can bring working-class ...

For another viewpoint, see "Unhappy with tips jobs? Get another job" by Christine Flowers Our nation’s paltry federal minimum wage of just $7.25 hourly is rightly criticized as far too little to ...

What issues will drive you to vote when early voting gets underway in just a few weeks in Virginia's historic governor's race?

The union says Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is misusing police resources and attacked him for being anti-police.

Gale Street Inn has been a Chicago hot spot since 1963, but it abruptly closed down in June after more than 60 years in ...

EDITOR: Think back to 1974, think Watergate, recall responsible Republicans ( Sen. Barry Goldwater and Rep. John Rhodes) who ...

William Lacy Clay Sr.'s career in political office started when he was 28 years old. The civil rights advocate was a strong ...

The primary election is Aug. 5. Here are your local candidates in their own words.

When the minimum wage does not go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour ...