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Pro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies confront turbulent times
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 hours agoWorkers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over...
State, casinos, unions ask judge to dismiss workers’ smoking carveout lawsuit
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAttorneys for the state, the casino industry, and a bevy of building trades argued gambling houses...
Do IDAs have an incentive to give incentives?
The Buffalo News· 39 minutes agoLabor unions, taxpayer advocates and other activist groups have long criticized the state's industrial development agencies for giving away the shop to businesses and developers ...
Protests across the world on May Day
Euronews via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago“Politicians do not feel the pain of the worker or the economic conditions,” said one demonstrator, Abed Tabbaa. In...two years after declaring...
States rethink data centers as ‘electricity hogs’ strain the grid
The State· 2 hours agoState Sen. Norm Needleman championed the 2021 legislation designed to lure major data centers to Connecticut. Particularly concerning to him are plans for a mega data center ...
Hawaii lawmakers aim to enlarge ‘rainy day’ and retirement funds | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 2 days agoThe negotiators also agreed to appropriate $135 million into a trust fund to pay for future...
Garment workers must receive rights-based compensation and justice immediately
Amnesty International· 1 day agoGarment workers in Bangladesh continue to face a climate of fear and repression as corporate...
How 1 vote sunk the latest attempt at gambling and lottery in the Alabama Senate
Birmingham News· 12 hours agoAt issue: An Aug. 20 special election in which the voters in Alabama could decide if they wanted...
A year later, Florida businesses say the state's immigration law dealt a huge blow
NPR· 6 days agoMany local Florida businesses say the new law has led to workers leaving the state, hurting their...
Minnesota’s new labor board votes for nearly $23.50 an hour minimum wage for nursing home workers
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMinnesota’s new workforce standards board took its first significant vote on Monday, agreeing to...
