AFSCME Council 5 reached an agreement Friday with the state that will bring a $20 minimum wage and cost of living raises of 5.5% and 4.5% over the next two years.
New Minnesota union contracts would mean back to back raises and limits on health insurance increases for employees. Rank-and-file ratification is up next.
More than 40% of private sector workers in Pennsylvania earned their living at businesses without retirement plans, as of 2020. Multiple groups are now urging the General Assembly to pass legislation to change it. A bill under consideration would establish a state-facilitated retirement savings program for private-sector workers. .