Work
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Biden makes 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
The US Department of Labor says updated regulations will increase income thresholds to ensure lower-income salaried employees are fairly compensated when they work more than 40 hours per week.
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Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.
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Trump says he’s pro-worker. His record says otherwise.
Trump’s policies made more than eight million workers ineligible for overtime pay, allowed for the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, made it harder for workers to join a union, and failed to protect American workers during the pandemic.
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VP Kamala Harris visits Las Vegas to reaffirm Biden administration’s support for unions
Harris called the Culinary Union’s recent contract wins a “historic accomplishment,” saying it had set a precedent for workers across the country.
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Nevada worker says opportunities are booming thanks to Biden’s policies
Al DeVita trains hundreds of apprentices a year in construction, a sector where opportunities are growing due to recent federal policies. DeVita also believes President Biden’s pro-union legislation is going to help union membership grow in the Reno area.
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Ratificaron trabajadores de la Unión Culinaria el “Mejor contrato en la historia”
Los miembros de la Unión Culinaria Local 226 votaron para ratificar los contratos sindicales para 40,000 trabajadores de MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment y Wynn Resorts; continúan las negociaciones contractuales para 10,000 trabajadores en 24 casinos independientes del Strip y del Downtown de Las Vegas
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Culinary union reaches ‘historic’ deals with MGM, Caesars, and Wynn
The union says that the proposed five-year contracts will provide workers with historic wage increases, reduced workloads and other unprecedented wins.
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Biden vows to keep fighting for workers during stop at union auto plant
President Joe Biden said tentative contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the Detroit Three are “changing the face of the country” by promising better wages and benefits, and creating thousands of new jobs.
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Culinary workers union local 226 could vote to strike this month
“Wages, benefits, workload reductions, technology protections, safety, bringing more workers back to work, and the right to strike are all strike issues, and workers will be voting on September 26 to authorize the Culinary and Bartenders Unions to call for a strike,” said Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union.
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What to know about Nevada’s new street vendor law
Senate Bill 92 authorizes officials in Clark and Washoe counties to create a process for individuals to apply for permits to operate as sidewalk vendors.
