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Minimum wage and sick leave bills clear Michigan House with bipartisan support after heated debate
With less than a month remaining until new minimum wage and paid sick leave laws are set to take effect, the GOP-led Michigan House continued to fast track two bills that would roll back some of the changes.
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Whitmer vows to work alongside Trump to protect Michigan’s automotive ‘ecosystem’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is renewing her pledge for bipartisanship—and warning against tariffs that could threaten the future of Michigan’s automotive industry.
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Michigan board of education seeks greater technical education funding
The State Board of Education has called on state leaders to increase investment in career and technical education (CTE) programs in order to expand opportunities for students to prepare for high-wage and high-skills careers.
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Mid-Michigan nurses union cancels strike after securing better pay, benefits for workers
The labor union that represents thousands of nurses and other healthcare professionals at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow has reached a tentative agreement with their employer, effectively averting a planned, five-day strike.
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Service industry workers testify as lawmakers consider chopping tipped wage and sick leave laws
The newly formed Michigan House Select Committee on Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Businesses was filled with workers from across the state who offered their support to bills to undo a mandate to phase out the tipped wage credit and set requirements for paid sick leave that are set to take effect Feb. 21.
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SEIU and AFL-CIO join forces ahead of expected Trump anti-worker agenda
Less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office for his second term, two major unions have announced they will reunite to “push back on union-busting and win for working-class families.”
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Michigan Senate hits the ground running, introducing FOIA, minimum wage and sick leave changes
As the state House of Representatives welcomed new Republican leadership to the chamber on Wednesday, the Democratic-led state Senate hit the ground running, introducing 15 bills, with some reviving key debates from the previous legislative session.
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Mid-Michigan nurses union to strike amid call for higher wages, unfair labor practice charge
bout 2,000 nurses and healthcare professionals at Mid-Michigan’s largest healthcare provider are set to go on a five-day strike this month.
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Thousands of union nurses at Mid-Michigan’s largest hospital stand ready to strike
Thousands of nurses and healthcare professionals at UM Health-Sparrow in Lansing are preparing to strike after two months of working without a union contract.
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Nurses and other caregivers at UMH-Sparrow vote overwhelmingly for pre-strike authorization
Approximately 2,000 nurses and healthcare professionals at the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow voted overwhelmingly to give their elected bargaining team the ability to call a strike.
