Tag: labor
California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour...
Family of worker killed in Kentucky plant blast mourns and hires attorneys to investigate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The family of a worker killed last week in an explosion at a Louisville manufacturing plant said Monday they begged...
Boeing layoffs so far total nearly 2,200 workers in Washington state
Boeing has so far laid off 2,199 workers in Washington, among job cuts that will eventually total about 17,000 across the companySEATTLE --...
Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated
LAS VEGAS -- Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management...
Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
SEATTLE -- Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts...
Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day
LAS VEGAS -- A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with...