Oct 11 2018 Sasha Hagan Current News, Economy, Equal Pay, Jobs, Minimum Wage, New York, States, Union Reporters, United States Top Minimum Wage in U.S., $19, Approved for New York’s Airport Workers Article from: www.nytimes.com By: Patrick McGeehan For years, the three main airports that serve New York City have been the site of one of the country’s biggest fights over the minimum wage. A Republican governor and airline companies were pitted against Democratic officials and labor leaders over ...
Aug 27 2018 Sasha Hagan Current News, Economy, Equal Pay, Gender Equality, Jobs, Labor Union, Union Reporters, United States The Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act Reminds Us to Keep Working to Close the Gender Pay Gap Article from: aflcio.org By: Kenneth Quinnell Sunday was the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law. The landmark law was the first that required equal pay for equal work for women. In the early 20th century, women were about 25% of the workforce. Women workers were pa...