Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/policy/page/65/)
For the first time this session, a Minnesota House committee will consider legislation raising the state’s minimum wage. Ever since the Minnesota Senate voted Feb. 3 to approve an increase, pressure has been building on House members to act.
Senator John Marty, DFL-Roseville, introduced a bill Monday that requires all Minnesota employers to pay a “living wage.” Those that don’t would be subject to “a low-wage compensation surtax” on the difference between actual worker wages and the defined living wage.
With hearings on the controversial Central American Free Trade Agreement expected just after Congress returns from its Easter recess, unionists nationwide turned up the heat by lobbying lawmakers against the trade treaty.
There’s no doubt that Minnesota’s job growth is lower than it was in the past. But you really have to delve into the numbers to see the extent of the problem, Michael Kuchta writes in this analysis.
The Ham Lake City Council will meet Monday night to act on the recommendation of the city’s Planning Commission to reject a rezoning request for a proposed Wal-Mart store.
The U.S. Senate has rejected two attempts to raise the federal minimum wage.
Preserving Social Security and defeating CAFTA, the latest controversial trade treaty, head labor?s legislative agenda.
Liza Featherstone, author of the critically acclaimed book Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart, will discuss her work Saturday, Feb. 19, at the St. Paul Labor Centre.
Workers who lose their jobs because of unfair trade deals will have to battle teenagers, veterans and other workers for a smaller pool of training money, under President George Bush’s proposed budget.
Although the number of American workers who belong to unions continues to slide, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the union advantage in wages is growing.