Posts Tagged ‘minimum wage’
Childcare is Key For Women and Families as NY’s Economy Recovers from the COVID Recession
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research ranked New York 8th among states in 2019 for the number of women entering managerial and professional occupations. (Adobe Stock) ALBANY, NY (PNS) — Before the pandemic, more women were in the workforce than ever before, and new research ranks New York state fifth in the country for women’s…
Read MoreCelebrating Labor Day with Awards from the Tompkins County Workers Center
Pete Myers discusses the Verizon Strike, Cornell Graduate Students United’s efforts to organize, raising the minimum wage in Central New York and other labor issues affecting Tompkins County workers. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on Labor Day, September 5, 2016.
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