A major minimum wage increase campaign has begun in San Diego for hospitality workers. The Times of San Diego reports: “One day before a scheduled City Council vote, Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera joined hospitality workers, union leaders and small business owners Monday to announce support for the Hospitality Minimum Wage Ordinance. The ordinance, proposed by Elo-Rivera, seeks…
Farmworkers in Maine will receive a big minimum wage increase this year. The Maine Center for Economic Policy reports: “As prices of everyday essentials like food, housing, and health care climb, the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the minimum wage is one of our state’s most impactful laws to ensure workers with low wages aren’t…
The airlines are the latest employers to go after workers for their social media posts. CNN reports: “Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines say they have suspended workers for social media posts about last week’s fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. ‘We were made aware of Delta employees whose social media content, related to the…
Farmers who voted for Trump are now desperate for workers. Politico reports: “As House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson prepares to introduce legislation aimed at easing the farm labor crisis, farmers in the Pennsylvania Republican’s district are hoping he’s heard their cries that they need more help right now. In Tioga County, where President Donald Trump…