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Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, the federal minimum wage went up from $6.55 per hour to $7.25. It hasn't budged since.
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J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated PressRoughly 1 in 4 Virginia hospitals are critically short-staffed, according to federal data. -
Screen capture/VPM News Focal PointRoughly 1 in every 10 Virginia residents is Latino.
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Claire Harbage/NPRAutoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe vetoes come a day after the conclusion of a $2 billion arena deal Youngkin championed.
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Ryan Murphy/WHRO NewsAbout 1,000 such visa holders work at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront each summer.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsVirginia would be among at least 10 other states ensuring that rate or more.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsIf passed, the measure would cover 12 weeks of paid leave.
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Gene J. Puskar/APAbout 1,000 Norfolk Southern employees will be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system.
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Ed Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesAmazon workers formed their first union. And at Starbucks, 380 stores are unionized, but not one has a contract. But the big, established unions have won big raises for workers.
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Scott Elmquist/VPM NewsThe professional bargaining unit is the only group yet to vote on representation.
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The call from Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, and others follows troubling reports in the commonwealth. -
Average compensation is said to be $55,000 — but likely includes benefits.
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In 2022, Unite Here opposed a second Southside casino vote. Now, it's knocking on doors for Richmond Grand.
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It will at least partially depend on how long the strike lasts and how many plants are affected.
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Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?
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The bargain stores settled with the U.S. government to find “root causes” of violations and fix them within two years.
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The Virginia Employment Commission was inundated with claims in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Under their first union contract, workers’ hourly wages will increase to $16.50.
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The case will end up in a civil courtroom or before the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.
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Two units chose unions, while the labor and trades unit is headed toward a runoff.
