-The Washington Post
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board will vote Wednesday on a plan that would boost the minimum wage for contract workers to $15 an hour.
– POLITICO
Labor leaders refer to Sara Nelson as a Cesar Chavez-type figure and she is reinvigorating the labor movement.
– Center for American Progress
With sectoral bargaining becoming a Democratic primary buzz word, the Center for American Progress put together a how-to guide on workers’ boards (wage boards are one example) with the hopes of exporting the concept to cities and states across the country.
– The New York Times
A temporary cut in federal taxes on alcohol fueled the growth of American distilleries, but its expiration threatens their demise.