New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
[ad_1] LIVERMORE, Calif. — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday
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West Virginia bill adding work search to unemployment, freezing benefits made law without signature
[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s unemployed people will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs
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California’s Unemployment Rate Is the Highest in the Nation. Slower Job Growth Is to Blame
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California‘s unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, reaching 5.3% in February following
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Stellantis lays off about 400 salaried workers as automakers continue electric vehicle transition
[ad_1] DETROIT — Jeep maker Stellantis is laying off about 400 white-collar workers in the U.S. as it deals with
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Some Georgia workers would find it harder to become union members under a new bill
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers have made it harder for workers at companies getting state economic incentives to unionize, in
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Sex trade to slavery: a UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor
[ad_1] GENEVA — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year,
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Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union
[ad_1] DETROIT — Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers’
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Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
[ad_1] The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades. Now some members of Congress
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Federal judge in Texas blocks US labor board rule that would make it easier for workers to unionize
[ad_1] A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have
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West Virginia Legislature ends session with pay raises, tax cut and failure of social issue bills
[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated state Legislature on Saturday concluded a 60-day session marked by budget disputes and
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