By The AFL-CIO – On the anniversary of the last time the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25 (http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/23/news/economy/minimum_wage/), it’s timely to go over some basic facts on the minimum wage. Here are 10 important figures to remember when…
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A 411 to find fair labor businesses in Philadelphia
By Dave Heller – Philadelphia has joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as cities where consumers can avail themselves of a pro-labor business guide. Labor 411 has started publishing a Philadelphia edition online, which will appear in print…
APWU President, Dimondstein Testifies as NLRB Hearing Resumes
From The American Postal Workers Union – The National Labor Relations Board hearing on the APWU’s challenge to the dirty deal between Staples and the U.S. Postal Service resumed in Washington, DC, on May 18, with union President Mark Dimondstein…
Council: Why Did $1.3 Million for School Nurses Go Unspent? Lawmakers quizzed district officials on staff vacancies at a hearing Tuesday.
By Jared Brey – The Philadelphia School District has a modest fund balance this year, meaning for the first time in recent memory it spent less money than it budgeted. But that’s the result of “bad savings,” Councilwoman Helen Gym…
AFL-CIO Welcomes OSHA’s New Injury and Illness Reporting Rules
By the AFL-CIO – AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following statement in reaction to new rules to modernize workplace injury reporting and protect workers who report injuries. The new OSHA injury reporting rules will bring workplace injury and illness…
