Teachers of Little Rock, Arkansas went on strike Thursday over the state’s decision to strip their collective bargaining rights and curtail local control of the school district. It was the teachers’ first strike since 1987, and only their second strike ever. The Arkansas State Board of Education, whose members are appointed by the Governor, voted in …
A proposal to raise Arkansas’ minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2021 gained enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in November. The group gathered over 16,000 more signatures than necessary to make the ballot. The current minimum wage is $8.50, and the last time Arkansas voters approved of a minimum wage raise was …
Arkansas’ minimum wage fight will be on the ballot in November Read More »
Chances are looking good that Arkansas voters will have the chance to vote on a minimum wage increase come November, Greg Sargent reports: Dems organizing the initiative tell me they have now amassed at least 10,000 more signatures than the approximately 62,000 required — which, if true, suggests they have a shot at getting them certified, though …
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Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
