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RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum Speaks Out in Favor of Higher Minimum Wage in New York (1/30/12)
(l to r) New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo.
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum made the following remarks today in Albany at a press conference announcing the bill to raise the New York State minimum wage:
A Higher Minimum Wage in New York (1/27/12)
By RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum
$7.25 per hour has been the minimum wage in New York since 2004. Over the past eight years, low-wage workers across the state have seen their cost of living increase and the price of basic necessities like food and shelter jump. However, wages have stagnated, making basic survival more difficult. Our state's minimum wage is one of the lowest in the country, yet this is one of most expensive places to live.
Big Wage Increases at Del Monte (1/25/12)
RWDSU Local 17 members at Del Monte Foods in Mendota, Illinois, will see wages increase almost 15 percent over the life of their new five-year contract. The contract for over 100 members also freezes health insurance premiums for the first three years, and dental insurance for entire length of the pact.
The members work at a distribution and labeling center for Del Monte food products.
Statement in Support of Obama's Decision Rejecting Keystone Pipeline Proposal (1/19/12)
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum has issued the following statement supporting President Obama's decision to reject the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline:
Village Voice Q&A With RWDSU President Appelbaum on Living Wage Bill (1/19/12)
The Village Voice Blog has posted a Q&A with RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum, discussing the historic three-part living wage agreement in New York City. The interview examines how the agreement will directly affect employees of businesses that receive large subsidies, and the new policy framework and pilot program that will promote living wage jobs in New York City.
RWDSU President Appelbaum's Remarks on Discounted Jobs (1/18/12)
At yesterday's Retail Action Press Conference for the launch of the new report on the low pay and poor benefits suffered by non-union retail workers, RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum made the following remarks:
NY1 Online: RWDSU President Appelbaum Discusses Living Wage Bill (1/18/12)
RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum discusses the new living wage bill on NY1's Inside City Hall.
http://www.ny1.com/content/154190/ny1-online--union-leader-defends-new-living-wage-bill
Study Finds Poor Wages and Benefits, Unstable Scheduling for Retail Workers (1/16/12)
A new study of non-union retail workers in New York City shows wages with a median of $9.50 an hour, with weak or non-existent benefits, sick days, and control over scheduling. Just 3 in 10 of non-union retail workers, who are employed at the city's larger retailers, receive health insurance through their jobs.
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