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Chicago minimum wage increases could reduce opportunities
Hourly pay in the city rises every year per ordinance. On July 1 it goes to $17.05. Chicago’s July 1 minimum wage increase is a reminder that while such moves are meant to help those most in need, they can reduce the jobs available to…
The Social Security Crisis Is Worse Than You Think with…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk9SXAn1e0k Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andrew G. Biggs, senior…
The Name Game: How Connecticut Teachers Union (AFT)…
Every year, more than 30,000 Connecticut educators’ hand over a portion of their paycheck to the…
Chicago Teachers Union-style political agenda may come…
Teacher contracts expire this year in at least 60 districts represented by the Illinois…
Chicago Teachers Union overrides state law on locker…
The union helped push a state constitutional amendment in 2022 that allows its contracts to…
2026 Legislative Session Report
The 2026 Missouri legislative session delivered significant progress on some of the state’s most pressing economic and regulatory challenges. Lawmakers took notable steps forward on tax reform, health care access, and occupational licensing, though…
CT AFL-CIO President Warns AI Could be the “Nail in the…
Organized labor has found its next target: artificial intelligence. At a June 1 trade roundtable…
Educators defeat Chicago Teachers Union’s…
The union wanted to raise dues as much as $800 a year to pay for its leaders’ political…
Connecticut’s Warehouse Mandate Is Getting National…
In March, Connecticut enacted one of the country’s most aggressive warehouse workplace laws, tucked…
From Reform to Expansion: Connecticut’s Evolving…
What began as a targeted effort to limit noncompete agreements for lower-wage workers is quietly…
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