On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) held a one-day Raising Wages Summit.
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were among the speakers.
The essence of Warren's message is that despite all of the improved economic indicators, the American middle class is still suffering
More:
- AFL-CIO Announces Raising Wages Summits in Presidential Primary States | AFL-CIO
- Raising Wages Summit | AFL-CIO
- National Summit on Raising Wages | AFL-CIO
- AFL-CIO president trumpets Warren, calls for Dems to pick sides on labor issues in 2015 | CNN
- President Obama, Elizabeth Warren have different message on the middle class | The Washington Post
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the AFL-CIO Raising Wages Summit | YouTube