Labor

The latest proposal includes a 35% general wage increase over four years — bringing it closer to the union's original ask for 40%. Boeing previously offered a 25% raise over the life of the contract.

A GOP-sponsored bill would eliminate the formal process for 14- and 15-year-olds to work and only require a signed permission slip.

The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in wages owed to more than 7,000 Illinois workers, and the department has launched a new website in an effort to return it.

Although a shortage of patrol officers makes the more frequent days off harder to schedule, 70% of officers said they liked the longer shifts.

The lawsuit filed in Chicago claims new requirements are overly burdensome, preempted by federal law.

Union leaders and members still need to vote on the tentative deal announced Monday. Workers would get a 25% raise over almost five years.

Autoworkers are on strike at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, an unprecedented move by the United Auto Workers union. Already, there are ripple effects.

Work at the General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville came to a halt Friday, as the members of the United Auto Workers joined workers at two other Midwest auto plants on strike. The union is calling for the automaker to increase pay 46% over four years.

For the first time ever, the UAW launched a strike against all Big 3 automakers at once, starting with three locations in the Midwest, including the General Motors plant in Wentzville.

General Motors workers in Wentzville could strike as soon as Thursday unless GM leaders agree to their terms, which include a 46% pay raise and 32-hour workweek. The Wentzville General Motors plant employs about 4,000 workers.