http://wlrn.org en http://wlrn.org/post/new-laws-enshrine-domestic-worker-rights-brazil The phone is ringing off the hook at the crowded waiting room at the Domestic Workers Union in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.<p>In the past decade, millions of Brazilians have joined the middle class. Fri, 31 May 2013 17:15:20 +0000 Lourdes Garcia-Navarro 14725 at http://wlrn.org New Laws Enshrine Domestic Worker Rights In Brazil http://wlrn.org/post/who-should-define-living-wage-florida-your-state-or-county <p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Florida House has </span><a href="http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=49853" style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " target="_blank">passed a bill that would preempt local living wage ordinances</a>&nbsp;and a similar version is making its way through the Senate.</p> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Gina Jordan 12268 at http://wlrn.org Who Should Define A Living Wage In Florida: Your State Or County? http://wlrn.org/post/kravis-center-stagehands-union-settle-strike <p></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 18pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">&nbsp;</p><p>West Palm Beach's Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the union representing its stagehands have settled outstanding contract issues and ended a four-day strike that canceled four performances of the hit show "Jersey Boys."</p> Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:25:04 +0000 Rick Stone 6722 at http://wlrn.org Kravis Center, Stagehands Union Settle Strike