minimum wage

Organizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what everyone else makes.

Michigan’s standard minimum wage will increase by more than a dollar, $12.48 to $13.73 an hour. Smaller increases also go into effect for tipped workers and workers aged 16 and 17 years old.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition annual report ranks Michigan 33rd in the country for affordable housing.

Around 700 workers at McLaren Macomb hospital are on strike over what they say are low wages and labor violations. The hospital says the union abandoned negotiations.

A look into how ICE arrest methods across Michigan have increased immigration-related detainments. Plus, a fun way to show your friends how much you appreciate them. Then, a conversation about a new ballot proposal aimed at getting rid of tipped wages.

A referendum campaign could repeal changes made to Michigan’s minimum wage law this year.

In the eleventh hour, the Michigan legislature wrote a bi-partisan compromise to limit the state’s wage increases as well as change paid sick leave requirements. Sean Egan from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity broke these changes down.

In this edition of Stateside, we feature an interview with the mayor of Windsor, Ontario, discussing tariffs. Next, we delve into a rural gothic fable taking place in West Michigan. We also provide an explanation of Michigan’s newly approved minimum wage and sick leave laws. Lastly, we explore how the Traverse City airport is incorporating sustainability into its expansion plans.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bills that change minimum wage and requires most employers institute paid sick days.

Republicans and Democrats come to an agreement on new minimum and tipped wages for some Michigan workers, plus changes to the state’s paid sick leave law. And, Michigan Republicans and Democrats meet separately this weekend in Detroit to choose new state party chairs.