Maryland Legislators OK $15 Minimum Wage; Governor Opposed
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Maryland General Assembly voted March 20 to pass a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 an hour over then next seven years.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Maryland General Assembly voted March 20 to pass a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 an hour over then next seven years.
MADISON, Wisc.—For the second time in a week, a Wisconsin judge has ruled that laws the Republican-dominated legislature passed in a lame-duck session last December to strip power from incoming
Philadelphia, PA – UPS Teamsters in Philadelphia long critical of General President James P. Hoffa’s leadership and most recently, ratification of the Small Package National Master Agreement last fall, will
Washington, DC — “Sen. Harris’ plan is a bold, smart, strategic and decisive proposal that will help make teaching a respected profession by paying teachers a living wage, while incentivizing diversity
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis has asked local school officials to turn over the names of teachers who called in sick on the days that sickouts forced them to
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Walmart de Mexico has reached a deal with the Revolutionary Confederation of Laborers and Farmworkers (CROC) union to raise about 8,000 store workers’ pay by 5.5%, both sides
CHICOPEE, Mass.—Hundreds of union members and their supporters rallied March 20 outside a Stop & Shop supermarket here, demanding that the company drop demands for cuts in their overtime pay,
MADISON, Wisc.—A Wisconsin judge issued an order March 21 blocking the enforcement of laws the Republican-majority legislature enacted in a lame-duck “extraordinary session” last December to curb the power of
LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Almost 1,500 gaming workers at four Las Vegas casinos have voted to join the United Auto Workers, the union announced March 17. The vote at Bally’s, Harrah’s, Paris,
ORONTO, Canada – Workers at a Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionization with UFCW Canada. The call centre is operated by Line One Contact Centres Inc.,