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☆ Democracy Dies in California
  + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The early 20th-century era of progressive government gave birth to California’s referendum process. Fast forward 111 years, and California’s progressive leaders are vitiating the right of voters to overturn state laws. On Thursday the group Save Local Restaurants sued in state court to block the state from implementing a destructive new law on Jan. 1. The law creates a state council to dictate wages, working conditions and benefits, among other things, for fast-food workers who aren’t unionized. The law is intended to coerce fast-food franchises to surrender to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
☆ New Year’s pay boost: These states are raising their minimum wage
  + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Minneapolis CNN —The current period of high inflation that has significantly impacted the US economy will also influence a New Year’s tradition: The annual state minimum wage increases. By January 1, hourly minimum wages in 23 states will rise as part of previously scheduled efforts to reach $15 an hour or to account for cost-of-living changes. Additionally, nearly 30 cities and counties across the US will increase their minimum wage, according to the EPI, a left-leaning think tank. “The fact that there’s high inflation really just underscores how necessary these minimum wage increases are for workers,” said Sebastian Martinez Hickey, a research assistant at the EPI. “That also means that prices aren’t going to go up at [places like] restaurants.”The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour hasn’t budged since 2009, and 20 states have a minimum wage either equal to or below the federal level, making $7.25 their default baseline.
☆ Thousands of workers at 15 U.S. airports plan rallies and strikes in support of better working conditions
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Rob Wile | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
Airport workers across the country are rallying and walking off the job Thursday to draw attention to their current working conditions and legislation that could improve them. Workers at 15 U.S. airports, including ones in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and Phoenix, plan to participate in on-site rallies. Formal strikes — which could disrupt operations — are planned at Boston's Logan International Airport, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and the Newark Liberty International Airport. The rallies are in support of the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, introduced in June by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. It would set a minimum wage of $15 for airport service workers, as well as ensure the workers have paid time off, holidays, adequate health care and other benefits.
☆ This is an incredible moment for unions and working people, says says SEIU president
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis is an incredible moment for unions and working people, says says SEIU presidentMary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to weigh in on the recent strikes from airport service workers, journalists at The New York Times, and more.
☆ Janitors who clean Twitter's HQ are on strike after failed negotiations mean they face losing their jobs, union says
  + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Janitors cleaning Twitter's HQ went on strike over unfair labor practice, SEIU Local 87 says. Twitter ended the contract with the firm employing the janitors, per the California Labor Federation (CLF). The janitors face losing their jobs on Friday when the contract with the janitorial company is set to end. The union shared a picture of people who appeared to be demonstrating outside Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. It wasn't clear which janitorial company Twitter has picked as its new contractor.
☆ Workers at 15 major US airports are gearing up to picket and rally on December 8
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Airport service workers are planning a day of action on December 8 to demand better conditions. Airport service workers are gearing up for a day of action, rallying, picketing, and marching to demand better conditions on the job. Airport service workers, such as janitors, security guards, and baggage handlers, will call on Congress to pass the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act. "Airport service workers all across this country help make our airports run. Now, airport service workers are the latest essential group to ask for more.
☆ New research may have just paved the way for a 4-day work week
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A new global study found a four-day work week was a "resounding success" in a pilot program. The research found the shortened work week was a "resounding success on virtually every dimension." Over the trial period, revenue among the participating companies rose 8.14%, and when compared to the same time period last year, revenue jumped 37.55%. The four-day work week has also caught attention of some lawmakers. "The 32-hour work week would go a long way toward finally righting that balance."
☆ Emergency savings account startup SecureSave has partnered with the likes of the San Antonio Spurs and Truist. See the fintech's 20-slide seed fundraising deck.
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
SecureSave, a fintech launched in 2020, works with employers to offer emergency savings accounts. The origins of SecureSave — a Kirkland, Washington-based fintech that works with companies to offer emergency savings accounts, or ESAs, to employees — began with a single email to a Seattle-based venture studio and investor. In some ways, emergency savings accounts resemble health savings accounts, through which workers can set aside pre-tax earnings to save for medical care. In the US, health savings accounts have grown over time into a nearly $100 billion industry, by assets under management, according to the HSA industry group Devenir. But according to Miller, employers are recognizing that ESAs can pay for themselves — through employee retention and as a competitive advantage when hiring.
☆ Thousands of nurses at Minnesota hospitals launch strike seeking wage increases of 30%
  + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, complaining of low salaries and understaffing worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. Minnesota Nurses Association president Mary Turner said pay raises are necessary to address the “crisis of retention” that would otherwise leave the hospitals severely understaffed. Nurses picket Monday outside North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. David Joles / Star Tribune via APThe hospitals have offered 10-12% wage increases but the nurses are seeking more than 30%. The hospitals affected by the strike included those operated by Allina Health, M Health Fairview, Children’s Hospital, North Memorial and HealthPartners. The Minnesota nurses’ strike comes amid an upsurge in union activity nationwide.
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