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House Passes Overdue Minimum Wage Hike The House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over the next two years. The measure, which passed by a 315-116 vote, would give many low-wage workers their first raise in nearly a decade. The minimum wage is currently at its lowest
Read moreRaytheon Members Win New Contract Local 933 members at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ approved a tentative agreement, ending a 10-week strike against the aerospace-industry giant. The new agreement was hammered out with the help of a federal mediator during a marathon 18-hour negotiating session that began Friday and lasted until early Saturday morning.
Read moreCongress Poised to Act on Minimum Wage, Drug Prices Two issues profoundly impacting middle class families will be on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week: an increase in the minimum wage and lower prescription drug prices. Lawmakers on Wednesday will take up the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (H.R. 2),
Read more‘100-Hour War’ Starts Today Democrats assumed control of both houses of Congress today for the first time in twelve years and immediately embarked on an ambitious legislative agenda to improve the lives of working families and curb ethical violations among lawmakers. “Today we make history. Today we change the direction of our country,” said Nancy
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