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Tax breaks for companies engaging in what sometimes are illegal union-busting tactics could be prohibited by new federal legislation. Labor groups, including in Pennsylvania, contend companies hire consultants who threaten workers with termination for exercising their right to unionize and then claim the cost of those consultants as a tax deduction. Elena Lopez, senior legislative specialist for the Communications Workers of America, said it means people are organizing for better pay and worki...

RIVERVIEW, Fla.—When Katherine Charles’ son, age 16, wants to buy a basketball or a baseball glove to play with his friends, his mother, a call center worker for Maximus, a federal contractor whose workers help people enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s coverage, faces an uncomfortable choice.

Its new CEO George Stanley, former Journal Sentinel editor, faces push to unionize news publications 10 staff.

Washington state is raising its minimum wage in 2024, but workers likely will still feel financially squeezed. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has announced the minimum wage will increase more than 50 cents to $16.28 per hour in 2024. Its the highest in the nation, other than Washington, DC. ...

A bill in Congress aims to close a tax loophole allowing companies to deduct anti-union activities. The No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act has support from U.S. Sen. ...

New federal legislation would prevent companies from getting a tax break for engaging in what are often illegal union-busting tactics. Labor groups say companies spend millions of dollars on hired consultants who threaten workers with termination for exercising their right to unionize, then claim the cost of those consultants as a standard business tax write-off. Elena Lopez, senior legislative specialist for the Communications Workers of America, said as workers are organizing for better wage...

The union drive follows a transition at Wisconsin Watch with the retirement of its founders, Andy and Dee Hall.

LEBANON TWP. – Taxpayers don’t have to worry about the collection of taxes as new collection software will be online in December, Mayor Beverly Koehler assured residents at the Wednesday,

Reporters, photographers and news clerks sign petition to form labor union

“I’ll say this until I’m blue in the face, I think working people are absolutely vital,” Hawley told The Star.