Missoula
Members of the local nurses' union rejected a proposal they say fails to adequately pay experienced and new nurses. The two sides have not yet set a date to return to the bargaining table.
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Minnesota
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by nursing home industry leaders seeking to dissolve the state’s nursing home labor standards board, which the Legislature created in 2023 to set minimum wages and employment standards. The ruling is a victory for nursing home workers, many of whom will receive raises next month because of the […]
New Mexico
New Mexico outspends most other states on public assistance programs, but struggles to match recipients with long-term jobs, state analysts told a panel of lawmakers Tuesday.
Minnesota
New minimum wages for Minnesota nursing home workers received final federal approval and will take effect on Sept. 10, more than three years after the state Legislature created a nation-leading labor standards board to set pay and working standards for some of the state’s lowest-paid workers. Thousands of workers will receive raises with the new […]
Oregon
Factors such as high childcare costs coupled with high inflation, return-to-office mandates and new federal policies could play a role, research finds.
Commentary
While Colorado labor organizers and activists have been (rightly) concerned for the past several years with passing the Worker Protection Act, there is an often overlooked but equally important route toward worker empowerment in the state: Municipal collective bargaining. The Worker Protection Act would strengthen labor rights for private sector workers in Colorado, but it […]
Pennsylvania
The commonwealth needs more home health nurses, but industry lobbyists say that lagging state Medicaid reimbursements make recruiting and retention difficult.
Iowa
Nate Willems, the Democrat running for Iowa Attorney General, said he plans to create an enforcement unit dedicated to wage theft recovery if elected in 2026. Willems, a labor lawyer and former state representative, released a “Protecting Your Paycheck” policy platform Wednesday as part of his campaign for Iowa attorney general in 2026, focused on […]
Missoula
"You should not be worried that the person helping you is distracted by thoughts of losing their apartment, or how they're going to make rent," said one worker.
Commentary
More than half of Minnesota Paid Leave applicants earn less than $78,000 a year, according to state data. These are the workers who staff our restaurants, clinics, retail counters and construction crews. These workers historically had the least access to employer-paid leave and the least cushion to fall back on when life happened anyway. Before […]
