Labor & Workers' Rights

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (46+ words) Lexington’s mayoral and city council candidates took part in a candidate forum Wednesday focused on the relationship between local government and nonprofit organizations. Lexington's mayoral and city council candidates took part in a candidate forum Wednesday focused on the relationship…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago   (197+ words) The Everett City Council unanimously approved a resolution offered by Ward 6 Councilor Peter Pientrantonio at its Sept. 14 meeting expressing its support for Locals 25 and 26 [Teamsters and UNITE HERE labor unions] “to receive new contracts from Encore Boston Harbor that provide…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (888+ words) Punch Newspapers N500,000 minimum wage is not outrageous Kindly share this story: Sometime in 2019, I started asking people willing to volunteer how much they earned, or at least the range of their household income. When they gave me the figures, it…...

5+ hour, 29+ min ago   (138+ words) Hidden Jamaica Plain researchers will present the remarkable multi-generational story of a resilient Black family whose history spanned three centuries, intertwined with the history of Jamaica Plain and local Black and Indigenous communities. Enslaved in the 1700s, Peter Bridgham gained his…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (54+ words) California county aims to pass the highest minimum wage in the country ever Fox News California county aims to pass the highest minimum wage in the country ever Research Director at the Employment Policies Institute, Rebekah Paxton, warns local officials…...

13+ hour, 55+ min ago   (215+ words) Among the new laws taking effect Oct. 1 are changes in how police identify criminal gang members, a new penalty for those who involve minors in animal fighting and a clarification on license plate frame rules. The final $1 increase in the…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (553+ words) LINCOLN — Legislative changes this year to annual bumps in Nebraska’s minimum wage mean workers’ increase next year will be 29 cents less than what voters approved in 2022. New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released this month indicates…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (746+ words) The Oregon Court of Appeals this week paved the way for the widespread conversion of existing buildings into affordable housing. That’s a big deal in a state with the second-highest rate of homelessness in the country (trailing only New York)…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (371+ words) Fight Back! News Despite union-busting, 2 DHL contractors unanimously vote for Teamsters Carrollton, TX – Workers at two DHL delivery service providers operating out of the same facility won unanimous union victories. The new union workers joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters....

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (460+ words) BACLA is the last of the three organizations to reach an agreement After a nearly four-month labour stoppage, unionized workers at Brockville and Area Community Living Association (BACLA) are back to work. On Sept. 16, a deal was reached between BACLA…...