Starting today we're airing these two short features from the Workers Independent News Service on Radio LabourStart:
Florida Minimum Wage Referendum Could Sway Election (9/30/04): A minimum wage referendum placed on the ballot in Florida could change the outcome of the November 2nd presidential election. The measure asks voters to support a one dollar increase in the minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.15 an hour this year with annual increases connected to inflation. George W. Bush opposes raising the minimum wage from its 1997 level, while John Kerry supports an increase. WIN producer Sarah Turner reports.
New York Building Service SEIU Members Vote to Strike (9/29/04) : In New York contract negotiations are stalling over affordable health care coverage for members of the building services union, Local 32BJ. If negotiations fail, more than 70,000 workers could go on strike when the contract expires at midnight on September 30th. Rebecca Myles reports.
Posted by ericlee at September 30, 2004 11:31 AM