10 facts about Latino women and pay inequity
Numbers show Latinas disproportionally impacted by unequal pay.
Could immigration reform give Latina workers a voice against exploitation
A recent report released by the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement underscores the need for CIR to protect one of the most at risk segments in our labor market.
Hotel workers stiffed millions in wages, lawsuit alleges
More than a dozen low-level hotel workers in Indianapolis have filed a class-action lawsuit against ten of the city's hotels and a labor staffing agency, claiming they were routinely cheated out of pay with the knowledge of hotel management.
Study: 77 percent of Latina retail workers earn less than $10/hr
A new study by the Retail Action Project has data that shows a dramatic gender gap in wages in the retail industry — one in which black and Latina women are hit the hardest.
Study finds Latino workers trapped under ‘blue-collar ceiling’
Better educational opportunities, more job skills critical to younger generation doing better than parents.
Low-wage job growth bad thing for Latinos and the nation
When it comes to the low-skilled labor market, it's been immigrant and minority workers who have served as the backbone in those industries. Yet, there was a time when a low-wage job was considered to be a stepping stone to better paying jobs on the way to achieving the proverbial American Dream.
America’s low-wage Latino workers deserve dignity and respect
In the United States labor market, millions of workers, many of whom are Latino, are working hard for low wages -- holding down jobs that offer no benefits, no safety from workplace injury and no chance of upward mobility into good-quality jobs. In an effort to illustrate the impact of poor job quality, the NCLR is releasing a collection of stories told by Latinos working in low-wage industries throughout metropolitan Washington, DC.