Posts tagged Elaine Luria

    News Article ● Labor

    A Democratic Lawmaker Sold Her Small Business. Now She Favors a $15 Minimum Wage.

    April 29, 2022 // In 2019, Luria became a cosponsor of the Democrats' Raise the Wage Act, which explicitly ignores the localized conditions that Luria pledged to consider. Earlier this year, she once again voted in support of the federal $15 minimum wage, which was included in the COVID relief bill passed by the House.

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    Blog ● PRO Act Unionization

    Some House Democrats Support Unions, Just Not in Their Own Offices

    February 25, 2022 // Sixty-six members of the House of Representatives who co-sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) last year have yet to support a resolution by Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) that would create a legal framework for Hill staffers to unionize their offices in Congress.

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