Allegheny County is the first in the nation to pass the benefit, which grants 12 weeks of paid parental leave to residents at covered worksites.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
As the Midterms Wrap Up, One Maine Business Keeps Calm and Carries On
Tariffs, war, and high fuel prices make life difficult for a small clothing manufacturer.
Posted inTAP
Is the California Wealth Tax’s Sponsor a Plausible Argument Against It?
Proposition 40’s substance—never mind its sponsor—provides the reason to support it.
Posted inTAP
The Militants’ Victory at the UAW
Despite the efforts of an out-of-control federal monitor, union president Shawn Fain has won re-election by a huge margin.
Posted inPolitics
Can Nevada Democrats Roll a Trifecta?
If Aaron Ford can unseat the state’s Republican governor this November, he’ll have the power to enact a distinctly pro-worker agenda.
Posted inWorking in America
Federal Workers Notch Win Against Illegal RIFs
Multiple labor unions sued the Trump administration last September over its attempt to fire thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown.
Posted inTAP
Happy Anniversary, EPI
Forty years of altering conventional economic assumptions with meticulous research and action
Posted inTAP
Union Busting Comes to Campus
The Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes.
Posted inPolitics
The New Union Way to Build Progressive Power
A deep canvass of union members produces an agenda that can rally working families.
Posted inWorking in America
Rideshare Drivers Want a Fair Hearing Before Losing Their Jobs
In Chicago, city data shows fewer than 4 percent of the more than 30,000 drivers removed from rideshare platforms were reinstated.