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May 25 2023
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Connecticut Minimum Wage To Increase Again On June 1
The $14.00 per hour to $15.00 per hour increase goes into effect Thursday, June 1. The change is the result of legislation that schedules several gradual increases in the minimum wage to occur over a five-year period. "No one should work a full-time job and live in poverty," Lamont said. "For too long, while the nation's economy grew, the income of the lowest earning workers stayed flat,
Patch.com
May 26 2023
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Minn. governor vetoes bill to extend minimum wage to rideshare drivers
United Press International
Jun 02 2023
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West Coast ports shut down as union workers ‘no show’ after breakdown in wage negotiations
West Coast ports are shutting down as union workers “no show” after a breakdown in negotiations with port management.
The Port of Oakland was shut down Friday morning due to insufficient labor for terminal operations, a stoppage that is expected to last at least through Saturday. A source close to the situation told CNBC the port shutdowns are expected to spread across the West Coast as
CNBC
May 15 2023
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Rudy Giuliani sued for $10M for alleged sexual harassment, wage theft
May 16 (UPI) — Rudy Giuliani is facing a $10 million sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former business associate who accuses the former New York City mayor of “unlawful abuses of power, wide-ranging sexual assault and harassment, wage theft and other misconduct.” Noelle Dunphy, who directed business development for a number of Giuliani’s companies, filed the lawsuit Monday in New York’s
Breitbart News
May 15 2023
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Bombshell lawsuit accuses Rudolph Giuliani of sexual harassment, wage theft and more
NEW YORK -- Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has been named in a bombshell sexual harassment suit, charging him with demanding sexual favors, and engaging in alcohol-fueled rages and wage theft. The suit is from a woman Giuliani hired to handle business development for his firm as a graphic designer. It is filled with multiple allegations about an influential politician who
CBS News (Online)
May 02 2023
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Writers Guild of America strikes for higher wages and better healthcare
NPR Fact Check
Apr 28 2023
News
Wage Gains Pick Up as Fed Contemplates Next Rate Decision
Wage growth stayed elevated to start the year and inflation remained high, likely keeping Federal Reserve policy makers on track to raise rates again next week.
Employers spent 1.2% more on wages and benefits in the first quarter from the prior three months, a slight uptick from an upwardly revised 1.1% increase in the fourth quarter, the Labor Department said Friday. The employment-
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 19 2023
News
Canada’s federal workers go on strike over wages, delaying some services
Roughly a third of federal workers in Canada walked off the job Wednesday after failing to reach a deal for wage increases. The strike was announced after the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing the workers, failed to reach a deal with the federal government before the 9 p.m. Wednesday deadline. PSAC President Chris Aylward said the union, which had been in
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 24 2023
News
Whitmer repeals right-to-work, reinstates prevailing wage
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Friday Democratic bills to repeal Michigan's right-to-work law that currently allows workers in the state to not pay union dues or fees and reinstate a prevailing wage law that requires union-level wages and benefits for state-funded construction projects. "Today, we are coming together to restore workers’ rights, protect Michiganders on the job, and grow
Detroit Free Press