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When the New York State Wage Board announced that the minimum wage in New York City would be raised to $15 an hour by December 31, 2018, Patrick McGeehan argued in the New York Times that it was a direct consequence of the Fight for $15 protests, and that "the labor protest movement that fast-food workers in New York City began nearly three ...
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
In late April, teachers in Arizona and in Colorado went on strike. The Colorado strike began on April 27 [16] and ended on May 12, [17] while the Arizona Strike lasted from April 26 to May 3. [18] In May 2018, it was reported that teachers in North Carolina could be next to strike, making it the fifth state to have a teachers' strike. [19]
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(The Center Square) – Some Arizona workers will see a slight pay raise this year. The state’s minimum wage will go from $14.35 to $14.70 an hour, as Arizona law requires it to be based on how ...
If you've recently lost your job in Arizona, you may be eligible for Arizona Unemployment Insurance benefits. Use this to guide your through the process of filing your initial claim, filing your ...
The AFL, the American Federation of Labor, advocated the separation between European Americans and African Americans in the workplace. There were non-violent protests such as walk-outs in protest of having Blacks and Whites working together. As tension was building due to advocating for segregation in the workplace, violence soon erupted.
Because the Republican Party has opposed raising wages, the federal real minimum wage is over 33 per cent lower today than in 1968, among the lowest in the industrialized world. People have campaigned for a $15 an hour minimum wage, because the real minimum wage has fallen by 43% compared to 1968. [112]