Sean Farrell Sun 22 Sep 2019 With an election looming and politics in upheaval, companies and lobbyists are looking hard at the Labour party’s business policies. Aside from wrangling over its position on Brexit, Labour has been devising the most radical rethink of business’s role in the economy and society since the 1980s. Rebecca Long-Bailey, […]
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By Heidi Groover and Daniel Beekman Sep. 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm Updated Sep. 19, 2019 at 5:23 pm Along with a potential tax on Uber and Lyft rides, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office is considering legislation aimed at bolstering the rights of drivers who use the apps, including possibly setting minimum pay, according
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By Marty Kooistra, Nicole Grant and Alex Hudson Sep. 22, 2019 at 12:01 pm Special to The Times As Seattle continues its unprecedented growth in population and wealth, affordable housing production and investments in transportation are falling far short of the need. Many of our neighbors are left wondering how they will manage to stay in
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By: Will Schmitt | The Press Democrat | will.schmitt@pressdemocrat.com Santa Rosa is poised to speed up increases to the local minimum wage, joining a statewide push to bolster pay for low- income workers that’s prompted some small businesses to ask for the city’s help to offset higher payroll costs. An ordinance set to go before
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By Nic Garcia | THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS Like many local governments nationwide pushing to lift the minimum wage in the absence of a national increase, Dallas County, Texas, approves $15 per hour for its county workforce. Dallas County will be among the few local governments in Texas to raise the minimum wage to $15
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