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The local is new, by trades-union standards, having been formed in 2011 via a merger of three independent locals – Local 106 of Albany, New York, Local 545 of Syracuse, New York, and Local 832 of Rochester, New York. [26] Local 158, now comprising three united but semi-autonomous districts is led by Business Manager Jonathan Lanse, and based ...
Local B-18: House Staff & Box Office Employees; San Francisco, CA ... OH; Local B754: Admissions, Mutual Ticket Sellers; Cincinnati, OH ... New York, NY; Local 844 ...
The union was formed on February 4, 1896 at a meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with 16 delegates from the local unions in Boston, Massachusetts, Buffalo, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Cleveland, Ohio, New York City, New York, Detroit, Michigan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh. [3]
In 1891, Kansas was the first state to pass a "prevailing wage" for its own public works projects, and over the next thirty years was followed by seven other states (New York 1894, Oklahoma 1909, Idaho 1911, Arizona 1912, New Jersey 1913, Massachusetts 1914, and Nebraska 1923) in establishing minimum labor standards for public works construction.
Wages for people remaining in their jobs increased 4.8% year-on-year, the first rise in 25 months, after gaining 4.7% in October. Annual pay for workers changing jobs climbed 7.2% after rising 6.7 ...
In December, the company proposed no new immediate wage increases and a guarantee of only 1.5% in future years, equal to less than 50 cents an hour for most workers, the union said. Striking ...
Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. ... The current minimum wage rates are $16 ...
Also in 1937, New York passed a minimum wage law protecting women and minors. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set a national minimum wage standard and a forty hour work week, and in this same year, an amendment to the New York State Constitution established a "Bill of Rights" for working people. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ...