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Americans think the economy stinks, but wages are up and so is spending....
New York (CNN) — There’s a conundrum that economists and political strategists have been chewing on for more than a year: The economy is good, but Americans say it’s lousy. Despite all kinds of...
View Article85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers ratify contract that’s boosting wages 21%
More than 85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers have voted to ratify a new labor contract that will boost wages, promote increased hiring and give front-line healthcare employees a stronger voice on the...
View ArticleCHP officers get biggest raise in 20 years — It’s almost double what Gov....
BY NIGEL DUARA | CalMatters California’s state police for the second year in a row will enjoy a salary bump that far exceeds the raises Gov. Gavin Newsom has offered to other public employees thanks...
View ArticleLike San Jose and San Francisco, some of America’s costliest cities offer...
By Alex Tanzi | Bloomberg Some of the most expensive major cities in the US — like San Francisco and Washington — also offer the best living standards for mid- and lower-income households, according to...
View ArticleNew incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few...
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS | AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Justin Ryan Horton has two jobs. When he’s not working 24-hour shifts as a firefighter, the 22-year-old is working as an administrative...
View ArticleCal State faculty plans to strike as officials reject a 12% salary increase
BY MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN | CalMatters Barring a breakthrough in negotiations, the California State University faculty will go on one-day strikes at four campuses next week as they fight for 12% wage hikes...
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Inflation is slowly coming down and no longer outweighing Americans’ wages
By Alicia Wallace | CNN New York — Sometimes boring and predictable can be good things. The latest Consumer Price Index report wasn’t flashy by any means: The inflation gauge that measures price...
View ArticleWhen raises fail: New study looks at downsides of performance-based pay
Many companies use raises or bonuses to motivate employees. But, new research suggests it doesn’t always work. Tony Kong, professor of organizational leadership at the University of Colorado Boulder,...
View ArticleOlder Americans are now earning almost as much as younger workers
Michael Sasso | Bloomberg News (TNS) The share of Americans working beyond retirement age has almost doubled since the late 1980s and the wage gap between them and their younger colleagues is...
View ArticleWeigh-ins, fingerprint-scanning and drug tests: Former USC players testify in...
LOS ANGELES — The sheer definition of control rested on the broad shoulders of one Brandon Outlaw, a man who had recorded all of two tackles across two uneventful seasons playing for USC and was now...
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California raising minimum wage for 2 industries. Others could see pay hikes,...
By Levi Sumagaysay and Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters Californians in two industries are set to get new minimum wages just for them next year, and that could lead to pay bumps for other workers, too. Gov....
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What to expect at work in 2024
By Jeanne Sahadi | CNN New York — Welcome to the first business day of 2024. You may be wondering what this new year has in store for your career — your pay, your benefits, your schedule and your job...
View ArticleLetters: No compassion | Reagan’s ‘ideals’
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Texas abortion ban lacks compassion Re: “Woman to leave Texas for abortion” (Page A1, Dec. 12). I am so outraged about...
View Article5% pay hike for CSU faculty, librarians, coaches not ‘viable,’ union says
Cal State University said Tuesday, Jan. 9 that all instructional faculty, librarians, counselors and coaches will receive a 5% pay increase, effective Jan. 31. Related Articles Education | California...
View ArticleTesla boosts pay for US factory workers that the UAW wants to unionize
By Dana Hull and Josh Eidelson | Bloomberg News Tesla Inc. notified workers at its California car plant of pay increases across its U.S. factories, the latest bump by a nonunion automaker the United...
View ArticleLabor deal in flux as Newsom revisits SB 525, the $25 minimum health wage
By Don Thompson | KFF Health News Gov. Gavin Newsom is revisiting California’s phase-in of a nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers in the face of a projected $38 billion deficit, less than...
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San Jose wage theft proposal considered after Silvery Towers scandal
A San Jose wage theft rule years in the making after a scandalous residential development was linked to human trafficking and slave labor in the late 2010s is being championed by local labor leaders as...
View ArticleCal State faculty members announce tentative deal, end strike
After just one day on the picket lines California State University faculty members are canceling their historic strike. Related Articles Education | Red ponchos and pay demands as Cal State faculty...
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Why Cheesecake Factory wage theft case in Orange County matters for California
By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters National restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory and some of its contractors have paid $1 million to settle a major California wage theft case, in which state labor...
View ArticleSan Jose’s construction wage theft ordinance passes unanimously, an effort...
In a major win for the city’s labor faction, San Jose’s City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new ordinance that aims to prevent wage theft at construction sites, despite pushback from some in...
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