HARTFORD, Conn.—A bill to raise Connecticut’s minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 an hour is dead for this year, after the General Assembly failed to vote on it before the
WILMINGTON, Del.—The Delaware agency that enforces rules about wages and hours, occupational safety, and discrimination has had its budget cut by half since 2010, and Gov. John Carney’s proposed budget
Washington, DC – Harley-Davidson has taken Trumps bonus money to build a plant in Thailand putting Americans out of work. Consistent with large corporations, monies gained in tax incentives are
WASHINGTON—More than 130,000 current and former U.S. Postal Service workers may be able to sue for damages, after the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled in March that management had
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—More than 30,000 Los Angeles Unified School District workers will hold a 24-hour strike May 15, SEIU Local 99 announced May 5. The union, which represents bus drivers,
New York, NY – On this episode of LaborPress’ Blue Collar Buzz, California Lt. Governor Candidate Gayle McLaughlin talks about the upcoming race and the ongoing fight against corporate control; SAG-AFTRA
Republicans are continuing to attack the Davis-Bacon Act and its legal prevailing wage pay structure on federally funded projects. The 86-year-old Davis-Bacon Act mandates that local prevailing wages are paid
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Beer-truck drivers on strike for three weeks are urging Twin Cities consumers and bars to boycott 14 brands of scab-delivered beer, including Miller, Heineken, Guinness, and longtime local brand
GODERICH, Ontario—About 350 workers at the Compass Minerals salt mine went on strike Apr. 27 after they failed to reach a contract deal with the mine’s U.S.-based owners. According to
DOVER, N.H.—Workers at the New Hampshire Electric Co-op are poised to go on strike this week, after management gave them a “last, best, final” contract offer May 1 that would
