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2026-03-07 Economy

BLS report for Feb: some decrease in employment

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1 reflecting strike activity

Why does removing oneself from the workforce voluntarily, count?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-07 07:06|| 2026-03-07 07:06|| Front Page Top

2 'Utterly unaffordable': Study reveals how deep blue city's minimum wage law is ravaging key industry

A phased-in minimum wage hike in Los Angeles that will mandate up to $30 per hour for hotel workers, signed into law by mayor Karen Bass, is already causing problems for the hotel industry and putting the squeeze on the working-class demographic that minimum wage laws are purportedly intended to help.

"The bottom line is the city of Los Angeles has forced a wage and benefits package on hotels that is utterly unaffordable at a time when Californians and Americans are laser focused on affordability," Hotel Association of Los Angeles (HALA) President Dr. Jackie Filla told Fox News Digital in an interview this week.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-07 13:12|| 2026-03-07 13:12|| Front Page Top

3 Karen Bass' $30 per hour mandate for hotel workers sends shockwaves through the industry forcing job cuts and restaurant closures

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-07 18:18|| 2026-03-07 18:18|| Front Page Top

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