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    News Article ● Labor Unions

    Meet the new Kentucky AFL-CIO president focusing on the future of young workers

    January 31, 2024 // One area he hopes to focus on is the cost of living, which he sees becoming more oppressive to young workers. While 22 states will increase the minimum wage this year, Kentucky's minimum wage will remain at $7.25, the rate it has sat at for the past 14.5 years.

    Activist AFL-CIO apprenticeship Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 4 IN/KY Bureau of Labor Statistics business reporter Cornelius Cotton cost of living Dustin Reinstedler entry-level Kentucky Kentucky AFL-CIO labor council LIUNA Local 576 Louisville Minimum wage young workers