On Nebraska s ballot initiative to increase the state s minimum wage by $1.50 per year between 2023 and 2026, 60% of Nebraska midterm voters said "yes," which means the Nebraska minimum wage will reach $15 an hour by 2026. Ken Smith, economic justice program director for Nebraska Appleseed, one of 27 groups behind the Raise the Wage Nebraska coalition, acknowledged not everyone is pleased with the win. Smith said although some people feel a period of high inflation is a bad time to raise wages, coalition members believe the opposite is true. .
Faculty members at The New School have been on strike since Wednesday, seeking to negotiate a new contract with the school administration. Some 87% of the school staff is adjunct or part-time. Most are striking, and all five schools on the campus have shut down in solidarity. .
Sean Ofeldt teamed up with other veterans to create Transition Overwatch. The goal is to help other veterans transition from active duty to civilian life.
Many veterans want to land a job in the tech sector. Transition Overwatch is a program providing unconventional internships that help veterans land tech jobs. They start with career exploration, vetting, education, internship and apprenticeship, which lead to a full-time tech job.