Whitney Benns, Author at OnLabor

This is Part Four of the four-part series “Free” Labor. The past three posts have introduced...

Whitney Benns
May 29, 2015

This is Part Three of a four-part series. Part One gave a description of a recent prison...

Whitney Benns
May 28, 2015

This is Part Two of a four-part series. Part One gave a description of a recent prison uprising...

Whitney Benns
May 27, 2015

This post is the first in a four-part series. On the morning of February 20, 2015, a large...

Whitney Benns
May 26, 2015

A study reveals rampant wage theft in the Massachusetts construction industry, The Boston Globe...

Whitney Benns
May 12, 2015

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered a speech today stating that labor is not ready to...

Whitney Benns
Apr 28, 2015

In the wake of merger negotiations between Boston Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center, SEIU...

Whitney Benns
Apr 14, 2015

McDonald’s announced today that it plans to raise U.S. workers’ hourly wage by $1 per hour and...

Whitney Benns
Apr 1, 2015

Fast food organizers driving the Fight for $15 campaign say they are expanding the scope of...

Whitney Benns
Mar 31, 2015

Today, the Supreme Court announced its ruling in Young v. UPS, coming down 6-3 in favor of...

Whitney Benns
Mar 25, 2015

According to The Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin law makers will likely vote Thursday on a...

Whitney Benns
Mar 3, 2015

In continued coverage of the West Coast seaport labor dispute, Department of Labor Secretary...

Whitney Benns
Feb 17, 2015