TUCSON, Ariz.—The strike by more than 1,700 workers at Asarco copper mines and refineries in Arizona and Texas entered its 12thweek Dec. 29 with no new contract talks scheduled. Asarco,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC—Refueling and maintenance workers at Montreal’s Trudeau and Mirabel airports said Dec. 28 that they will go on strike at noon Dec. 31 if they haven’t reached a contract
NEW YORK, N.Y.—As the clock ticks over to a new decade, 21 states will raise their minimum wages. The 24 states and 48 cities and counties that will do so
TUCSON, Ariz.—The strike by more than 1,700 workers at Asarco copper mines and refineries in Arizona and Texas entered its 12thweek Dec. 29 with no new contract talks scheduled. Asarco,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC—Refueling and maintenance workers at Montreal’s Trudeau and Mirabel airports said Dec. 28 that they will go on strike at noon Dec. 31 if they haven’t reached a contract
DENVER, Colo.—The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is proposing new regulations that would expand the number of workers eligible for overtime pay and raise the salary threshold for exemptions.
CHICAGO, Ill.—The Chicago lawyer who has filed 21 class-action lawsuits against unions over the last two years is being funded by a wealthy “litigation finance” firm, The Intercept reported Dec. 23.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida state workers rallied outside the capitol building here Dec. 18, urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant them 5% raises and 2% cost-of-living increases. The governor’s proposed budget for
SPOKANE, Wash.—Miners on strike in Idaho for 2½ years narrowly rejected a contract agreement that would have ended the walkout. The vote, announced Dec. 16 by United Steelworkers Local 5114,
SEATTLE, Wash.—More than 8,000 nurses and caregivers at Swedish Medical Center, the largest health-care provider in the Seattle, area have voted to authorize strikes, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW announced Dec. 19.
