by insulatorsjatc | Apr 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Reading today’s Politico Morning Shift column, this sentence stood out in a short piece on Wisconsin Republicans’ efforts to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law: “That’s an 80-year law requiring that workers on construction jobs for local and state...
by insulatorsjatc | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers have put forward a rule to help protect America’s water sources and now it is heading to the White House for review. Later this week, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will travel to Minnesota and to Texas for a pair of...
by insulatorsjatc | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mourn for the Dead – Fight for the Living Every year on April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job and to renew our efforts for safe workplaces. This year the struggle continues to create...
by insulatorsjatc | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Owners of franchises say they should be treated the same as small businesses under the law. (Photo by Hugh Pinney/Getty Images) SEATTLE (AP) — As Seattle’s new minimum wage law takes effect this month, the city’s police department and the U.S. Department of Labor are...
by insulatorsjatc | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
NEW YORK (AP) — A pay bump for workers at some McDonald’s restaurants isn’t likely to ease the pressures the chain is facing over labor issues. McDonald’s said Wednesday it would raise wages for workers at its company-owned U.S. restaurants, which...
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