*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Top Minimum Wage in U.S., $19, Approved for New York’s Airport Workers Author: Patrick McGeehan http://www.nytimes.com/by/patrick-mcgeehan Source: NY Times

*Date: * Sept 27, 2018

*Summary:* On Thursday, the campaign ended in victory for as many as 40,000 airport workers who are now on a path to earning at least $19 an hour, the highest minimum wage set by any public agency in the country and a major development in the battle over boosting income for those at the lower end of the pay scale. Link: https://nyti.ms/2IlHYnP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library