The April 1 election for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, pitting Judge Susan Crawford against Judge Brad Schimel, will have serious consequences for the state’s working families. Judge Crawford has demonstrated support of policies that raise workers’ wages and protect workers’ rights, while Judge Schimel supports policies that have demonstrably hurt Wisconsin workers and their families. …
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By: David Cooper, Dave Kamper, and Sebastian Martinez Hickey The Republican Party has long opposed raising the federal minimum wage, and some even call for its repeal. Donald Trump’s Project 2025 proposes a new scheme to cut wages for the nation’s lowest-paid workers: allow states to opt out of federal wage and hour laws entirely, …
The share of workers earning at least $17 an hour jumped from 63% to 79% between 2019 and 2023 When people talk about “the working class,” they often invoke the image of a white man in a blue-collar job and stop there. In reality, the working class looks a lot like the overall U.S. population—it …
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“The overtime provisions in Project 2025 comprise a profoundly anti-overtime agenda that will mean millions will be working more for less.” See the impact by state and demographics U.S. law requires that most workers receive overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours in a week. This is a fundamental employment standard that helps …
How the Biden administration has restored and strengthened workers’ rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining compared to the Trump administration.
