It’s being called a “preemptive strike” against workers rights: Wendy’s, Target, Marriott, Home Depot, and a few hundred other corporations are trying to get Congress to give them a special exemption from having to follow state & local laws that ensure workers get paid sick days.
Read MoreNot gonna lie
The State Legislature ended their regular session yesterday, and they didn’t vote on paid family leave.Not gonna lie: we’re disappointed. You may be disappointed too.
Read MoreWait wait they said *what* on their receipt?
Find out what's being said about minimum wage surcharges... on your receipt.
Read MoreSurcharge on your check?
Paying your employees is a cost of doing business. So we're listing businesses which treat it as an add-on extra.
Read MoreWould you vote to confirm Acosta?
The same day fast food CEO Andy Puzder was forced to withdraw his nomination to be Secretary of Labor , Alexander Acosta was nominated for the job. If you were in the Senate, would you vote to confirm Acosta? Would you vote no? Or would you find a different path forward?
Read MoreWhat's the opposite of Nostradamus?
How did the predictions about SeaTac under $15 turn out?
Read MoreMaybe they'll yell "spider" and hope that scares people instead?
So uh yeah at this point we're thinking it's pretty safe to conclude that the Chicken Little predictions were wrong. And that must really must put the sky-is-falling crew in a bit of a bind.
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A lot can happen in three months.
We're not even 90 days into the new year and barely two months into the Trump Administration...and it's already been a heck of a year in the fight for workers rights. Here’s just some of what your support has helped us accomplish in just the first few months of this year:
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The incoming CEO of Starbucks is paying attention. Here's why.
It doesn’t take a CEO to see that this stuff makes a difference — or to pitch in and support the work.
Read MoreThe VP of Global Benefits
At 11:00 this morning, two Starbucks baristas delivered more then 80,000 petition signatures calling on the company to update its parental leave policy so it applies equally to all types of workers, all types of parents, and all types of families.
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