DENVER, Colo.—The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is proposing new regulations that would expand the number of workers eligible for overtime pay and raise the salary threshold for exemptions.
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Chicago lawyer who has filed 21 class-action lawsuits against unions over the last two years is being funded by a wealthy “litigation finance” firm, The Intercept reported Dec. 23.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida state workers rallied outside the capitol building here Dec. 18, urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant them 5% raises and 2% cost-of-living increases. The governor’s proposed budget for
SPOKANE, Wash.—Miners on strike in Idaho for 2½ years narrowly rejected a contract agreement that would have ended the walkout. The vote, announced Dec. 16 by United Steelworkers Local 5114,
SEATTLE, Wash.—More than 8,000 nurses and caregivers at Swedish Medical Center, the largest health-care provider in the Seattle, area have voted to authorize strikes, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW announced Dec. 19.
BERKELEY, Calif.—The costs of job-based health coverage for workers in California have risen much faster than wages over the past ten years, according to a study released earlier this month
DETROIT, Mich.—Six United Auto Workers locals have passed resolutions calling for the union to hold a special national convention to change its rules so top-level officials are elected directly by
NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Bill de Blasio is urging NYS Governor Cuomo to sign the NYC Design-Build Act. The legislation would save the City $300 million dollars of 49 key
WASHINGTON—A bill to shore up coal miners’ pensions has been included in the budget deal to keep the federal government operating beyond Dec. 20, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Dec.
NEW YORK, NY — NYC Care which provides no-cost or low-cost healthcare, has enrolled more than 10,000 New Yorkers in the Bronx since its launch in August. The program will be
