Concession Fatigue in Connecticut August 29, 2017 / John O’Connor and Louise Williams — Labor Notes For the third time in eight years, public sector workers in Connecticut have voted for concessions, and it is labor’s so-called friends who have hurt…
Rightwing alliance plots assault to ‘defund and defang’ public sector unions Conservative campaign aims to strike ‘mortal blow’ on government unions ‘A once-in-a-lifetime chance to reverse the failed policies of the American left’ Teachers in California protest against a Wisconsin…
CBIA: Labor pact could lock in ‘unsustainable’ costs PHOTO | PABLO ROBLES Joe Brennan, president and CEO of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. —PATRICIA DADDONA – Hartford Business Journal — The five-year extension of state employee workers’ contracts agreed to…
State employees overwhelmingly ratify concessions By Keith M. Phaneuf and Mark Pazniokas via CTMirror Unionized state employees have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the concession deal negotiated with the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, shifting the focus to a closely…
Not so fast: U.S. restaurant workers seek ban on surprise scheduling — By — Peter Szekely — Reuters — McDonald’s employee Ashley Bruce poses in front of the restaurant where she works in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. July 13, 2017.John Gress NEW YORK…
Home care workers have our lives in their hands. They’re paid only $10 an hour by Sarah Jaffe, The Guardian, Jul 14 2017 Read the article — here’s a summary: Although home care workers have begun to…
Pope Francis’ Union Message Published July 8th, 2017 – BENJAMIN SACHS Pope Francis delivered an address to the Confederation of Trade Unions in Italy (CISL), and his message is a compelling one. It can be read in its entirety here. For me,…
Side hustles are the new norm. Here’s how much they really pay –By Abha Bhattarai July 3, Washington Post– Nearly 1 in 4 Americans now earns money through a side-gig like Uber, Lyft or Airbnb. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) The “gig economy,”…
Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers By David Cooper • April 26, 2017 — Economic Policy Institute Introduction and executive summary The federal minimum wage was established in 1938, as…
Dozens Of East Haven Youth Lose Jobs Due To State Budget Woes The program was scheduled to begin in early July. Statewide more than 5,000 youths are put to work through the program. By Brian McCready (Patch National Staff) –…