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by Martin Bennett on January 24, 2022

CA is Leader in Higher Wage Movement

A worker for Amy’s Kitchen has filed a formal complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health asking regulators to intervene at the organic food behemoth’s Santa Rosa production plant.

EDITOR: The Press Democrat reported that the Board of Supervisors may not complete its work revising Sonoma County’s living wage law until next fall (“County workers get pay increase,” Dec. 16).

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• 68% approve of labor unions, highest since 1965
• 90% of Democrats, 47% of Republicans approve of unions
• Labor union membership remains steady at 9% of U.S.

UPS has managed to keep a steady workforce through the pandemic.

The United Parcel Service is taking a win in delivery services this year.