NYC Record Job Growth
Stephanie West
February 23, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – Job growth in New York City has outpaced the nation and New York state since the end of the recession, according to a report released by New York
Category: Finance
Chicago Transit Workers to Get 9.5% Raise
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
February 23, 2018
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Chicago Transit Authority board approved a new contract with Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Locals 241 and 308 Feb. 14 that will increase bus drivers, motormen, and mechanics’ pay
Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Likely to Stay Lowest in Northeast
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
February 22, 2018
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Pennsylvania’s $7.25-an-hour minimum wage is the lowest in the Northeast, but the prospects for increasing it appear slim. While Gov. Tom Wolf ran for election in 2014 promising to
Support Affordable Housing in NYC
NYS Senator Marisol Alcántara
February 19, 2018
At several community meetings, I stood up and spoke out against luxury towers that the city’s Economic Development Corporation pitched as part of Inwood’s rezoning. The buildings would loom large
Lost Dollars at NYC School Construction Authority
William Keeney
February 11, 2018
New York, NY — According to a recent audit released by Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, the City-funded School Construction Authority (SCA) has kept more than $100 million in an obscure– and
NYC Files Amicus Brief to Defend Labor Unions’ Right to Collect Fees
Stephanie West
February 9, 2018
NEW YORK, NY — New York City has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, et al., to
Congress Eyes Pension Bills, With Little Action
Steve Wishnia
February 7, 2018
WASHINGTON—To win a vote on the Butch Lewis Act, a measure that would set up a federal low-interest loan program to rescue endangered multiemployer pension funds, “we need more Republicans
Six Pension Topics for Multiemployer Trustees and Administrators to Consider in 2018
Tim Connor, FSA, EA, MAAA Principal & Consulting Actuary
February 7, 2018
Many multiemployer plans have been challenged in recent years by investment volatility, declining union membership, an aging population that is living longer, and an uncertain political landscape. As we begin
Tips Are for Workers Not Employers
Stephanie West
February 6, 2018
On Monday, February 5th, Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United delivered thousands of comments opposing a proposed federal Department of Labor rule to make tips the property of employers. Workers and
Federal Workers Will Get Paid for Shutdown Days
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
February 3, 2018
WASHINGTON—Federal workers furloughed during the three-day shutdown of the government will get paid for the work time they lost, under the short-term continuing-appropriations resolution signed by President Donald Trump Jan.
