Tucson Fight for $15 volunteer Brittany Fitzgerald collects signatures on Fourth Avenue to get the Tucson Minimum Wage Act on the ballot this November. The legislation would gradually increase the minimum wage in Tucson to $15 by 2025.
For more than two months, organizers with the Tucson Fight for $15 campaign have worked to collect signatures in the hopes of getting a citywide policy initiative on the ballot this November. The initiative seeks to gradually increase Tucson s minimum wage to $15 by 2025. In addition to increasing wages, the initiative would lead to the implementation of a variety of worker protections, including the creation of a city office of wage
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Although many employers provide paid sick leave as a benefit for
their employees, no federal law currently requires private
employers to provide paid sick leave. Last year, Congress passed
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( FFCRA )
that included national paid sick leave for the first time. But
leave was limited to reasons related to COVID-19 and the temporary
law has since expired. What remains is a patchwork of state and
local, paid sick leave laws that employers must navigate carefully.
In response, my state, Texas, has tried to limit this local
Protecting America s Workers Act
Upcoming Congressional Hearing
Biden Administration Labor Leadership Updates.
On Thursday, April 29, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, &
Pensions (HELP) Committee held a confirmation hearing for
Ms. Jennifer Abruzzo to serve as General Counsel
of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and
Ms. Seema
Nanda to serve as Solicitor for the U.S. Department of
Labor. In opening remarks, Senate HELP Committee Ranking
Member Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) criticized the Biden
Administration for what he considers its abrupt and unprecedented
firing of NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb, questioning the
independence and integrity of the General Counsel s office
after this action. He also expressed concern over Ms. Abruzzo s
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Christina Hayes has always had to fight to keep a job and take care of her family.
Diagnosed with lupus 14 years ago at the age of 19, the Michigan mom often needs time off to go to doctor’s appointments. But her job with an airline doesn’t give her paid time off. Add to that taking care of her 7-year-old daughter, and staying home with her when she gets sick which, in turn, puts Hayes at risk because lupus affects her immune system and you have a struggle that taxed Hayes financially and physically long before the pandemic even started.
How President Biden s Paid FMLA Proposal Would Work Administration begins push for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave
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