The lowest-wage workers in St. Louis are getting a pay-cut, thanks to Republicans in the Missouri legislature.  After the city passed an increase in the minimum wage to ten dollars an hour in 2015, the legislators passed a so-called “pre-emption” law, which prevents municipalities from setting a minimum wage any higher than that of the state.  This will result in St.

Robbie Hunter: Don’t mess with prevailing wage

State Building and Construction Trades Council President Robbie Hunter had a column posted today on the Los Angeles Daily News web site that punched back at recent anti-union commentaries that have criticized state and national prevailing wage laws.

The Communications Workers of America say they’re “working on next steps” following the rejection of a proposed AT&T contract by 17,000 CWA workers in California and Nevada.

Fifty-three percent of the workers voting voted against the tentative proposed labor contract.