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IAM Boeing workers narrowly approve 8-year contract extension

January 7, 2014 By PAI

Machinists who work for Boeing in the Puget Sound area, around Portland, Ore., and in Wichita, Kansas, narrowly approved an eight-year contract extension with Boeing.

More than 400,000 New Jerseyans get a raise January 1

January 2, 2014 By Special to People’s World

New Jersey is one of the 13 states that saw a bump in the minimum wage starting Jan. 1.The minimum wage became $8.25, up one dollar from $7.25.

City ordinance: All Portland workers get sick leave

January 2, 2014 By Don McIntosh

On Jan. 1, more than a quarter of a million Portland workers gained a human right - the right to stay home when they're sick.

Start the year with some great labor films

January 2, 2014 By Bill Meyer

Let me quickly recommend some lesser known labor films worth your attention.

Workers’ rights under fire in Supreme Court

January 2, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The justices will hear arguments in the dispute over the power of the NLRB and tackle a case involving yet another challenge to worker representation.