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Labor/Employment

Dec. 27, 2013

Low-wage workers get advocates

From spearheading nationwide fast food worker protests to suing for unpaid wages on behalf of warehouse loaders, unions have grabbed headlines this year for backing efforts to improve working conditions and pay for low-wage workers.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


From spearheading nationwide fast food worker protests to suing for unpaid wages on behalf of Riverside County warehouse loaders who move products for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., unions have grabbed headlines this year for backing efforts to improve working conditions and pay for low-wage workers - none of whom they officially represent.


The companies employing these workers have business structures that...

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