The Minnesota legislature has passed a sweeping pro-labor bill that includes paid sick leave and addressespoor working conditions at Amazon warehouses that labor advocates are hailing as a potential model for pro-worker legislation in other states.
the noncompete agreement provision as a “huge and crucially important step” toward protecting workers and consumers across the state.wrote on Friday that the bill constitutes a “major win” for workers in the state.
Murphy said that the bill represents an important step toward empowering workers. “We are making powerful advances for people who work for a living all across the state of Minnesota in a variety of industries, providing worker safety, but as important, worker power and worker voice,” said the lawmaker.The world desperately needs journalism that investigates, reports on, and analyzes complex issues with honesty and integrity.
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