CHICAGO, Ill.—Mayor Rahm Emanuel and AFSCME Council 31 reached agreement Oct. 4 on a five-year contract that will give city workers annual raises, but also increase how much they pay…
…2019 and again in 2021, and another round of budget reductions, the MTA projects operating budget gaps that total $262 million in 2020, $424 million in 2021 and $634 million…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—The ballot initiative to raise Arkansas’ minimum wage from $8.50 an hour to $11 by 2021 overcame one hurdle Sept. 24, when a magistrate ruled that petitioners for…
New York, NY – Even with the hard-fought bump to $15 an hour — New York City’s minimum wage isn’t enough to make it in this town — and everyone…
…2021. “With this first-time series, we’re stepping up the City’s already aggressive efforts to increasingly provide opportunity to M/WBEs,” said Phil Thompson, NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives. “Mayor…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Missouri may be the only state where voters will have a chance to raise the minimum wage this year, as a Michigan ballot initiative got pre-empted by the…
DENVER, Colo.—Workers at Denver International Airport launched a campaign to win a $15-an-hour minimum wage with a rally Aug. 23 in front of the Denver City and County Building. Backed…
ORLANDO, Fla.—Under a tentative contract agreement announced Aug. 25 between Walt Disney World 5 and the Service Trades Council Union, the minimum wage for the 38,000 workers the six-union coalition…
DENVER, Colo.—Workers at Denver International Airport launched a campaign to win a $15-an-hour minimum wage with a rally Aug. 23 in front of the Denver City and County Building. Backed…
…2021. “[Our members] believe in this organization,” said Oregon AFSCME representative Kathy Formella. “They believe in the work…. They see this as a foundation, building something stronger for the people…
