DETROIT, Mich.—The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors entered its 18th day Oct. 3, after the union rejected the company’s Sept. 30 contract offer and submitted a counterproposal. UAW…
…Awards on Thursday, October 3. NEW YORK, N.Y.—When Kim Medina was elected executive director of District Council 1707 AFSCME in May 2017, she told LaborPress that she hoped the 22,000-member…
…hour to $10 per hour in 2021, then increase the hourly pay by $1 per hour each year until it gradually reaches $15 per hour in 2026. After 2026, Florida’s…
Public Advocate Letitia James cheers Early Childhood Education teachers and their fight for pay parity during an earlier City Hall rally held last year. New York, NY — Mayor de…
The American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund is in “critical and declining status.” NEW YORK, N.Y.—Retired musicians are joining truckers and miners in singing the financial blues. The…
RALEIGH, N.C.—Thousands of teachers, school staff, and supporters marched through downtown Raleigh May 1. Their five demands included a 5% raise for all school employees and a $15-an-hour minimum for…
SEIU members working for Bank of America have won a $20 minimum wage. CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Bank of America announced April 9 that it will raise its minimum wage to $20…
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Maryland General Assembly voted March 20 to pass a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 an hour over then next seven years….
…thousands of dollars less — than Early Childhood Education teachers doing the same work through the DOE. “Mayor de Blasio has been in office for six years — the discrimination…
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 200 City University professors and supporters rallied outside City Hall March 14, calling on the city and state to increase funding for the university system and…
