Labor
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PA Republicans have blocked a minimum wage increase for six months
The minimum wage is increasing in 25 states on Jan. 1, 2024, but Pennsylvania isn’t included on that list due to inaction by the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate.
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VIDEO: State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta accepts the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee’s endorsement for Pennsylvania Auditor General
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) delivered an emotional speech after receiving the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee’s endorsement for Pennsylvania Auditor General in Harrisburg on Saturday. Kenyatta made history with the endorsement becoming the first black man and member from the LGBTQ community to receive a statewide endorsement from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. In his acceptance…
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Labor leader calls US Steel’s decision to sell the “ultimate betrayal”
Thousands of Western Pennsylvania workers are faced with uncertainty following the sale of US Steel to a foreign company.
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Fetterman vows to try and block US Steel sale
“I am committed to doing anything I can do, using my platform and my position, to block this foreign sale,” Fetterman said.
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Millions More Workers Would Get Overtime Pay Under New Biden Plan
The proposed regulation would require employers to pay overtime to their salaried workers who are in executive, administrative, and professional roles, and make less than $1,059 a week, or $55,068 a year for full-time employees.
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340,000 UPS Workers Could Strike on Aug. 1—Here’s Why
Although several of the Teamsters’ demands have been met, the union is still pushing to raise wages for part-time workers at UPS, who earn a minimum of only $16.20 per hour. “These part-timers are working at poverty wages,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said.
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Biden Signs Bill to Block Rail Strike to Protect Economy; Senate Voted Down Effort to Give Rail Workers Paid Sick Days
Democratic lawmakers tried to pass a second bill that would have added paid sick days to the agreement, but were unable to reach the 60-vote threshold needed in the Senate, due to most Republican senators opposing the measure.
