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The bill, described as ‘union-busting’ by critics, now heads to the full House for a vote

Workers at MLex and FTCWatch are seeking voluntary recognition as MLex Guild from LexisNexis and its parent company, RELX. MLex Guild, more than 20 workers at MLex and FTCWatch, will be a unit of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, part of the Communications Workers of America, and is comprised of employees based in Washington, San Francisco…

A proposal would increase the state’s minimum wage to $21.25 over the next three years.

Staffers of the Florida Times-Union, a property owned by Gannett, held a rally on Friday near Jacksonville City Hall to protest low pay and the alleged lack of raises. 

Attorney General Letitia James rallied with union workers Monday to call on Gov. Hochul and lawmakers to include a hefty increase to New York’s minimum wage in the state budget.

"Figure this out ASAP," the New Jersey governor told leaders in a meeting in his office Monday.

The so-called Labor Strong coalition — which is comprised of DC37, 32BJ, the New York State Nurses Association, the Communications Workers of America and the Hotel Trades Council — has already decided to put some of that funding behind Council members Justin Brannan, Marjorie Velazquez, Kevin Riley, Lynn Schulman and Linda Lee.

Gannett Union Staffers Stage A Protest In Jacksonville - 04/10/2023

“They don’t seem to want to accept that they have a union now,” a union representative said of the tech giant.

Employees at the Florida Times-Union spoke out Friday about their pay and cuts in newsroom staff which they said impacts all local news.