MADISON, Wisc.—Wisconsin’s Assembly passed a bill Mar. 22 prohibiting local governments from adopting labor regulations stronger than the state’s, and Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign it.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—The Illinois Supreme Court said Mar. 22 that it would not hear Gov. Bruce Rauner’s appeal of a lower-court decision that said it couldn’t legally continue withholding step-pay increases
Albany, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced an additional $250 million in emergency state resources to address the ongoing health and public safety crises faced by 400,000 New
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Board of Commissioners, voted unanimously on Mar. 29 to recommend raising the minimum wage for all service workers at John
New York, NY – Cynthia Nixon, candidate for New York State Governor, has taken an unusually anti-union approach to campaigning. Nixon’s statements towards workers are hostile and antagonistic. She clearly
OAKLAND, Calif.—The coalition of 34 unions at the Kaiser Permanente health-care network fractured Mar. 26, as 21 locals announced they were leaving the day before contract talks were to start.
TEXARKANA, Tex.—The International Association of Machinists and its federal-employee affiliate are urging Congress to stop the planned layoff of about 570 workers at the Red River Army Depot scheduled for
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—The Communications Workers of America announced it reached a tentative contract agreement that will end the three-week strike at Frontier Communications Mar. 25. The union did not give specific
Rochester, NY – With Negotiations breaking down between 1199SEIU and Anthony L. Jordan Health Center over 100 union members demonstrated in from of the health center on Thursday March 29th.
