Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel New Jersey Voters Raise Minimum Wage New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.25…
…since June. The contract apparently does not include cuts in holiday and overtime pay, but it will move new employees to a 401(k)-style defined-contribution plan instead of a traditional pension….
…Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas hedge-fund billionaire John Arnold, and Ed Ring, editor of UnionFacts.org. Reed pushed a similar initiative city voters approved last November, but it’s being challenged in…
…plastic bullets at the protesters, who responded by throwing broken bricks. Employment Gap Between Rich, Poor Widest in Last Decade The gap in employment rates between America’s highest- and lowest-income…
…multiemployer “Taft-Hartley plans,” which are common in industries such as construction. Low- and moderate-income people who buy insurance are supposed to get the credits under the Affordable Health Care Act…
…was in the 20th century. Americans are also sharply politically divided on the issue: Democrats approve of unions by a 75%-20% margin, while Republicans disapprove by 59%-34%. A slight majority…
…of deliberation, Baltimore firefighters have won a 16.5 percent pay increase over the next three years. But the contract, announced Aug. 20 and approved by members of the Baltimore Firefighters…
…NYCHAwatchlist.com, an online tool tracking repair requests at each of the 334 public housing developments in the city. Topping the list was Harlem’s Grant Houses, with 6,203 repairs that have…
August 14, 2013 Reprint on LaborPress http://www.ufcw.org According to the Department of Labor, the retail sector continues to play a major role in adding jobs to the economy, but most…
…rate increases above those approved by DFS on October 17, 2012 for the HMO business, increases for employer groups will be lower throughout 2014. For example, the premium increase for…
