by Sanjay Sharma | Apr 26, 2024 | National News
A new regulation has been finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor that expands who is eligible for overtime pay. The overtime threshold hasn’t been properly updated for nearly 50 years, leaving millions of workers without basic overtime protections. Under the new...
by Sanjay Sharma | Mar 31, 2023 | National News
Seattle City Council has passed legislation requiring app-based delivery companies, including DoorDash, Uber Eats and Instacart, to offer paid sick time off to gig workers. This new law will be called the “App-Based Worker Paid Sick and Safe Time...
by Sanjay Sharma | Mar 3, 2023 | National News
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Parent PLUS loans now qualify for student loan debt relief under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, but only for two months. Until now, the loans, typically held by parents who took on debt for their...
by Sanjay Sharma | Feb 13, 2023 | National News
The low wages in Guam and Puerto Rico are a major source of hardship for many workers in these territories. Despite being part of the United States, both territories have significantly lower minimum wages compared to the mainland, which leads to many workers...
by Sanjay Sharma | Sep 16, 2022 | National News
Labor Day weekend was a major event for our SBWU campaign, and community allies like you are a huge reason why we had so many successful events over the holiday! We hosted 129 store Sip Ins nationwide and boosted the number of community allies that signed our...
by Sanjay Sharma | Jun 18, 2021 | National News
President Biden has signed the bill into law. Juneteenth is now officially a federal holiday, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. “I’ve only been president for several months, but I think this will go down...
