…with Christie to raise the retirement age and freeze cost-of-living adjustments. Gov. Murphy’s 2020 budget proposal would contribute a record $3.8 billion to the state’s pension funds, up from $3.2…
…Later in the day, the 8th Annual Workers Unite! Film Festival will also be looking at the intersection of environmentalism and labor through a series of works presented at Cinema…
…continue this week— a large group of Community Based Organizations staffing those shortchanged educators is calling on Hizzoner to pump the brakes on plans to restructure the entire birth-to-five system…
…teachers hired after 2021; and an adequate amount of librarians, counselors, and nurses. More than half the state’s schools closed because teachers were absent. State House leaders said Apr. 30…
National Report from Washington–A monthly Series exclusive to LaborPress The number one issue in the congressional elections of 2018 was health care and could be again in 2020. Workers…
…the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration — is in business to safeguard workers by ensuring employers comply with safety health requirements. But under the Trump administration, resources are…
…change to 2020 or 2023, but CSOA President Jeff Alexander said it was “not possible” to retain defined benefits. Lester said he hoped the rest of the season wouldn’t be…
…raise its minimum from $15 to $17 on May 1 and bring it up to $20 in 2021. The bank, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said in a statement, “is racing to…
…day will not be before December 31, 2020. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said,”Despite the financial challenges we face, the Assembly Majority fought to defend the needs of our most vulnerable…
…when Virginia’s and Pennsylvania’s are only $7.25 would “harm our economy,” has not revealed whether he will sign or veto it. He has proposed an increase to $12.10 in 2021….
