Labor Day 2023 takes place amid the explosive development of class conflict internationally, which in the US is increasingly heading towards an open confrontation between the working class on the one side and the pro-corporate union bureaucracies and the Biden administration on the other.
The U.S. Department of Labor DOL has issued its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking NPRM seeking to revise Davis-Bacon Act DBA regulations. The NPRM contains a couple of changes that will be beneficial to contractors, but most of the changes favor workers and unions.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to revise Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) regulations.
As part of the first “comprehensive regulatory review” in nearly 40 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed to amend, update, and “modernize” the regulations at 29 CFR.
Hartville council OKs cost-of-living hike for village employees
Brian Lisik
Highlights of Hartville Village Council meeting of June 1:
KEY ACTION – Approved a 1.8% salary increase for all village employees, based upon the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index.
DISCUSSION – Councilwoman Bev Green asked Fiscal Officer Scott Varney for details on the proposed salary increase. “(The ECI-based salary adjustment) is something we have been doing (and) it is in our financial plan,” Varney said. Green said council should “hold off” on approving the increase until the personnel committee has completed its salary survey of 12 neighboring communities in order to assess Hartville Village employees’ current salary and benefits package. Councilwoman Elizabeth Williams said that survey is not expected to be completed until August. “I’m not sure I want to wait that long (to approve) 1.8 percent,” Williams said. Councilman Jim Sullivan added that em