Last week, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that will make misclassifying employees easier than ever. Kansas businesses will now have the ability to misclassify workers as independent contractors without the fear of automatic penalties holding them back. Tell Governor Brownback to Veto HB 2135 and stand up for Working Families. House Bill 2135 removes…
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Wichita Eagle: “Anti-union bill not ‘the way to do it’ “
Phillip Brownlee of the Wichita Eagle Editorial Board got it right on his recent WE Blog Post: ”Anti-union bill not ‘the way to do it’ “ He writes: Gov. Sam Brownback praised last month the cooperation and compromise of labor and business groups that led to the state’s new workers’ compensation law, which the Legislature passed unanimously….
Legislature Paves the Way for More Undocumented Workers
For Immediate Release: May 3, 2011 Contact: Bruce Tunnell, 316-393-6235 New misclassification rules an attack on legitimate businesses that play by the rules The Kansas AFL-CIO said today that the Legislature has made hiring undocumented workers easier than ever. Kansas businesses will now have the ability to misclassify workers as independent contractors without the fear of automatic…
New Report Shows Kansas Wages Stagnate while Rich Get Richer
Kansas Action for Children’s Fiscal Focus Project has released a new report entitled After the Great Recession: The State of Working Kansas. It examines our recent economic downturn and it’s effects on working families. Among it’s key findings: 46,000 jobs were lost in one year, the largest year-to-year loss in over 60 years. The annual unemployment…
From SEIU: Immediate Action Needed: KPERS Threatened by Kansas House
This if from the SEIU Local 513 website. For more information visit them at SEIUKansas.com Most of SEIU Local 513 members are covered by the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS). Only City of Wichita employees have their own system and are exempt from changes made to KPERS. Because so many members depend on KPERS…
From the WE Blog: “Bill about weakening unions, not freedom”
Writing on the Wichita Eagle Blog, Phillip Brownlee gets it right… It’s understandable that state Sen. Jean Schodorf, R-Wichita, walked out of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday. A bill to prevent public employees from using even voluntary payroll deductions to donate to a union’s political action committee is a transparent attempt to weaken unions…