04 May 2006
CO: COPE and Legislative Resources
by aflciopolitical
Legislative tracking and issues, elected officials, voter registration
12 April 2006
California Labor Federation - Minimum Wage
by aflciopolitical
hour. Although our cost of living is sky-high, we have the lowest minimum wage of any state on the West Coast. Our minimum wage is not enough to allow a working family to afford basics like housing and healthcare in California. The only way to help minimu
04.07.06 AZ: Paycheck Deception Alert
by aflciopolitical
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a measure that directly targets certain unions and their members. Many legislators are supporting this blatant attempt to silence the political voice of working families and their unions. If HCR 2003 passes, c
Maine AFL-CIO - Issues - For Working Families
by aflciopolitical
Minimum wage, state legislation, health policy, others
11 April 2006
04.10.06 ME: Minimum wage increase wins by a vote in House - Boston.com
by aflciopolitical
AUGUSTA, Maine --A proposal to increase Maine's minimum wage to $7 an hour by October 2007 won approval by a single vote in the Maine House on Monday, but further legislative votes are still pending and prospects for final approval are not guaranteed. Af
04.11.06 AR: Huckabee signs law boosting minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
Gov. Mike Huckabee signed into law Monday a bill that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $ 6. 25 an hour, giving Arkansas ’ workers a higher minimum wage than is paid in any surrounding state. The increase was one of several bills adopted by the A
04.11.06 PA/WV: Minimum Wage Developments in Pennsylvania, West Virginia
by aflciopolitical
In Pennsylvania , House Bill (HB) 257, which would increase the minimum wage in two phases, was approved by the state's House on April 5. It would raise the minimum wage from its current rate of $5.15 to $6.25 on July 1, 2006 and to $7.15 on July 1, 2007
04.05.06 AZ: Taxi drivers unite against bill
by aflciopolitical
Taxi drivers are asking the governor to quash a bill that will make them ineligible for workers' compensation in an on-the-job accident. The legislation, House Bill 2478, exempts taxi companies from paying for workers' compensation insurance for its drive
06 April 2006
03.31.06 OK: Petition Calls For Vote On Raising State's Minimum Wage
by aflciopolitical
Oklahoma City (AP) - An initiative petition calling for a statewide vote on raising the state's minimum wage has been filed with the secretary of state. The petition by the group Raise Oklahoma calls for raising the minimum wage in Oklahoma from the feder
04.06.06 ME: House, Senate disagree on minimum wage bill - A.J. Higgins
by aflciopolitical
AUGUSTA - A bill to increase the minimum wage to $7 an hour by Oct. 1, 2007, ran into trouble Wednesday when the House voted 74-66 for an amendment that reduced the increase and delayed its implementation. After defeating an identical amendment presented
04.05.06 AR: Ark. minimum wage increase headed to governor's office
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to increase the state's minimum wage by $1.10 won legislative approval Wednesday, giving workers high hopes they will see an increase for the first time in nine years. The House approved the measure to raise the wage from $5.15 an hou
04.06.06 AR: House OKs minimum wage hike; Senate sends funeral protest bill to governor
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - Legislation to increase the state's minimum wage easily passed the House on Wednesday, virtually assuring that thousands of Arkansas workers will get a $1.10 an hour raise this fall. House Bill 1033 by Rep. Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart, passed
04.05.06 CA: Yes to minimum wage increase, no to escalator
by aflciopolitical
HOW WOULD you like to wait four years for a pay raise? That's what happened to Californians who are working for minimum wage, which has been $6.75 since 2002. Two bills that would give 1.4million minimum-wage earners a raise to $7.75 an hour and adjustmen
04.06.06 PA: House OKs raising Pa. minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
House OKs raising Pa. minimum wage The $2 hike would bring the rate to $7.15 an hour by July 2007. The Senate backs a smaller pay increase. By Martha Raffaele Associated Press HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania's minimum wage would rise $2 an hour by July 1, 2007
04.06.06 AR: Arkansas legislators agree on $6.25 hourly wage
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to increase Arkansas' minimum wage to $6.25 an hour was closer to becoming law Wednesday as legislators largely rejected arguments that a mandated hike could cost the state jobs. The increase from the current $5.15 rate, a 21.4 percen
05 April 2006
04.04.06 MI: Carwash Workers Happy - MI Minimum Wage Rises
by aflciopolitical
DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a law raising the minimum wage by $2.25 last week, surprising the Republican State Legislature and raising celebrations among minimum wage workers like carwash employees in the cutthroat Detroit market, a
04.05.06 WV: Manchin Signs Minimum Wage Hike
by aflciopolitical
Gov. Joe Manchin on Tuesday signed into law an increase in the state’s minimum wage, which will rise to $7.25 an hour within two years.
03 April 2006
04.03.06 AR: Minimum Wage Hike Approved By Committee
by aflciopolitical
A committee of the Arkansas state Senate has endorsed a bill to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas from $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour. The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee endorsed the bill Monday on a voice vote. The bill must still b
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