Employees at Microsoft s ZeniMax Online Studios have voted to form a union and begin collective bargaining with the tech giant. The ZeniMax quality assurance workers began organizing months ago and voted to form a union in December. The union is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America and Microsoft has recognized it. .
Arkansans will owe the state fewer tax dollars this year, due to tax cuts that have just gone into effect. The General Assembly met for some special sessions and implemented cuts, both to personal and corporate income taxes. Bruno Showers, senior policy analyst for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, said his group partnered with the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy to analyze the tax cuts and found they ll mostly benefit people with higher incomes. .
Despite minimum-wage increases throughout New England in the new year, New Hampshire continues to match the federal rate of $7.25 an hour, forcing many businesses to raise wages themselves in an effort to retain workers. Tipped workers continue to make just $3.27 per hour, and continue to leave their jobs at the greatest rate. Saru Jayaraman, president of the group One Fair Wage, said with 23 states and Washington, D.C. .