By Mark Kreidler April 28, 2023 The latest legislative effort to give hundreds of thousands of health care workers a wage that enables them to afford living in California is facing predictable headwinds. Industry lobbyists quickly forecasted mass job cuts and higher costs to patients, while the powerful California Chamber of Commerce labeled the proposal

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Grace Ashford April 27, 2023 ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced that she and state lawmakers had reached an agreement on a roughly $229 billion state budget that would change the state’s bail laws, increase the minimum wage and provide urgently needed funding for New York City’s transit

By Krista Spadaccini Apr 14, 2023 LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — University of Kentucky undergraduates who work part-time for the school are marching on campus today to deliver their petition to university President Eli Capilouto. The students are asking to establish a $15/hour minimum wage for all student workers. So far, more than 800 people

by Tarang Saluja, Sophie Peterson, and Olivia Medeiros-Sakimoto April 13, 2023 Do you remember why you applied to Swarthmore? In the 2022-2023 U.S. News rankings, Swarthmore was ranked as the #4 liberal arts college in the country. The class sizes are generally small, which allows professors and students to connect more meaningfully. The campus (when

By Mona Zhao April 13, 2023 Dozens of UC employees gathered outside a UC Board of Regents meeting at Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center to call for higher wages. The rally, put on by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 – which represents more than 30,000 UC service workers

By Alicia Robinson April 13, 2023 Employees at two hotels in Downtown Long Beach are celebrating $4 per hour raises and other benefits that union representatives hope to spread to thousands of other hospitality workers across the region in ongoing contract talks. The Hyatt Regency and Hyatt Centric agreed to bring minimum pay to between $22