Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg wants to pay home caregivers less than minimum wage
The Republican lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to exempt companion workers from the $7.25-per-hour federal minimum wage.
The Republican lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to exempt companion workers from the $7.25-per-hour federal minimum wage.
The United Auto Workers has spotlighted former President Donald Trump’s history of anti-union policies.
That’s the power of apprenticeships.
President Joe Biden marched alongside striking UAW workers in September.
Union wages, and the battles to keep them, have elevated the fortunes of countless Black families.
The deals will last four years and eight months and include 25% general pay raises and cost of living adjustments. Combined they bring the wage increase to over 30% over the life of the contract.
President Joe Biden became the first sitting president to join striking union workers on the picket line on Tuesday.
Workers are demanding better wages, better benefits, and protections in an industry shifting toward electric vehicle production.