#wage-increase

#wage-increase

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen announced 'the only real issue was wages,' which led to an agreement to boost pay for engineers without significant budget impacts.

"Two hotels have closed. More are starting to reduce services and lay off workers," Rosanna Maietta, president and chief executive of the American Hotel and Lodging Assn., said at City Hall last week. "If this ordinance is enacted, we expect more hotels to close."

Ipsa points out that while it typically uses average public sector pay figures published by the ONS in October, it has the flexibility to use other statistics.

"Overall, it is a great win," Soto Ramirez says. "We stood together and won benefits back for ourselves while also restoring the pre-Covid retirement policy for everyone in the museum."

"We know now what a big change it has brought to people's lives. It was long overdue," says Erica Greenberg, emphasizing the significant impact of the Pay Equity Fund on child care workers' livelihoods and job stability.

The latest deal includes a significant 38% wage increase over four years, increasing average machinists' pay to $119,309, restoring performance bonuses guaranteed at 4% annually.

Amazon's latest wage increase reflects its $2.1 billion investment in its DSP program, responding to growing union pressure and scrutiny from labor regulators.