Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Iranian Employers Threaten Large Layoffs Over Minimum Wage Increase
Sunday, 03/19/2023 A 15-hour session of the Supreme Labor Council, the body responsible for determining the minimum wage, ended without reaching a final agreement Saturday, leaving millions of workers in doubt of their future. The government has already decided to give its employees both in the administrative bureaucracy and its business enterprises a mere 20-percent raise when
Day 2 of LAUSD strike dawns amid more protests, more rancor, more rain
By Clara Harter | charter@scng.com, Delilah Brumer and Christina Merino | cmerino@scng.com | March 22, 2023 Day 2 of a mammoth strike that shut down classes at Los Angeles Unified School District schools dawned on Wednesday, March 22, with protesters in rainy day garb as they rallied amid showers at 4:30 a.m. at a school
“A step in the right direction”: UA raises the minimum wage for employees, working students in July
February 8, 2023 by William Bennett Many University of Arizona employees will soon be able to count on extra money on their paychecks thanks to an upcoming increase in the minimum wage for campus workers. From July 1, 2023, the minimum hourly wage will be EUR 15.00 for university employees and EUR 14.50 for working
Liquor bosses ordered to pay $250K for breaching minimum wage and holiday laws
3 Feb, 2023, By Katie Harris Former liquor store workers have been awarded $259,685 after their bosses failed to meet minimum pay and holiday rules. The Employment Court ruling involves five workers and several liquor stores, including Point Chev Merchants Liquor, The Bottle-O Manly, The Bottle-O Point Chevalier and The Bottle-O Taihape and their director and
‘We can’t pay our bills with magic’: Disney World unions reject contract proposal
February 4, 2023, BY Mike Schneider and The Associated Press Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in housing and other expenses in central Florida. The unions said that 13,650 out of 14,263
‘A step in the right direction’: UA to increase minimum wage for staff, student workers in July
Feb 4, 2023, By Erika Howlett Many University of Arizona employees will soon be able to count on extra money in their paychecks thanks to an upcoming increase in campus workers’ minimum wage. As of July 1, 2023, the minimum hourly wage will be $15.00 for university staff and $14.50 for student workers. This change
