New law boosts retirement benefits for public workers, but raises funding concerns
(WJAR) — A new federal law is set to boost retirement benefits for more than 3 million public sector employees. The Social ...
Trump’s latest executive order is another example of private sector workforce norms creating chaos in the public sector
A new executive order just dropped. This time, the Trump administration is exploring a new avenue to massively cut down on ...
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Eight Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power
For example, state officials can extend bargaining rights to all public sector workers — including home care and child care ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court won't hear case seeking to overturn 2011 anti-union law for now
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear a case that seeks to restore collective bargaining rights lost ...
South Hampton Roads mayors form regional coalition against collective bargaining
Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer is recruiting mayors in South Hampton Roads and plans to reach out to mayors on Peninsula to ...
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Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice steps aside in pivotal union rights case
MADISON, Wis. — A conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court justice said Thursday he will not participate in a pending case that will determine whether tens of thousands of public sector workers regain ...
Angela Rayner’s workers’ rights reforms to cost taxpayers almost £1bn, say Tories
Labour’s workers’ rights reforms will cost taxpayers almost £1 billion a year, analysis by the Conservatives has found ...
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Government workers who want a private sector role may have to tap the 'hidden job market'
Poulson, who specializes in issues involving public-safety workers, said that when public-sector workers move to the private sector — in effect from being a regulator to the one being regulated ...
Inside Voices: Utah union bill ‘will result in significant harm’
Our union is the only reason I’ve been able to continue my job as a school social worker. This bill and the bills in progress ...
Utah Legislature bans collective bargaining for teachers unions and other public sector jobs
Labor unions that serve teachers, firefighters, police and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate ...