Category: Finance

LA Minimum Wage Increase Shows the Way

September 2, 2014 By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Editorial Los Angeles, California – The fight to raise the minimum wage in fast food stores has reached California. Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti has

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NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises

August 22, 2014 By Stephanie West The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) value grew to an estimated $180.7 billion in the first quarter ending June 30, 2014. The

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NYC Economy Shows Fast Growth

August 19, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – While unemployment remains stuck at 7.9 percent in New York City, the economy has added tens of thousands of jobs

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Disney Workers Ratify Contract

August 13, 2014 By Stephanie West Members of the Service Trades Council Union ratified a new agreement with the Walt Disney World Resort in a vote on August 1. Workers came to a

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