Federal contract workers call for wages to keep pace with inflation

Employees working for the largest federal food service contractor, Sodexo, are raising concerns about lagging wages to Congress in hopes lawmakers will support more competitive wages on government contracts.

Members of Unite Here, a labor union representing 300,000 employees across various industries, picketed outside the Federal Reserve building in New York last week, saying inflation further erodes wages that already lag behind the private sector. And on Sept. 13, members who work in the House of Representatives, the FBI and Fannie Mae will rally in Washington, D.C. READ MORE