Government affairs

Proactive issues

Expected to take up this issue in 2016

Minimum wage

AK, AL, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IN, KS, KY, MA, MN,  NC, NE, NH, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT,  WA

Living wage

AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, SC, TN, VT, WA

Equal pay

AL, AZ, CO, FL, HI,  IN, KY, MA, MD, NH, NJ, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA

Paid sick days / earned sick time

AK, AZ, CA,  CO, CT, GA, HI, IL, IA, IN, MD, MI, MN, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA, VT, WA

Paid Family and Medical Leave

AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, HI, IA, IL,  MA, MD, MN, NC, NE,  NH, NY, OR, PA, UT, WA

Prevailing wage

AR, CA, CO, FL, IA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, VT, UT, WA

Anti-wage theft

AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, MA, MD, MN, NC, NH, NJ, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, VA, WA

Fair scheduling

AR, CA, DC, IN, MD, ME, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, SC

Nondiscrimination for unemployed workers

IA, MA, MN, NC, NJ, NY

UI system improvements

AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, KS, MD, MN,  NJ, NY, OK, SC, VT

Project Labor Agreements (PLAs)

AK, CA, IA, KS, MD, NH, NY, RI, WA

Pregnant workers’ rights

IA, IL, KY, MN, NC, NH, PA, RI,  TN, UT, WA

Buy American

AL, AR, AZ, GA, IA, KY, MA, MD, NC, NH, NY,OH, VA

Insourcing

AZ, CT, GA, HI,  IA, KS, MA, MD, NC, NE, NH, NY, OK, RI, TN, WA

Save Call Center Jobs act

AZ, KY, NC, NY, SC, TN

Universal voter registration

AK, IA, IN, NH

No-fault absentee voting

IN, NH, NY, VA

Early in-person voting

AL, GA, IN, MD, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, VA

Same-day registration

GA, IN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, UT

Defensive issues

Attacks on education—charter schools, vouchers, online education, tenure

AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MN, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA

PLAs

AR, CO, CT, FL, KS, MA, ME, NH, OH, RI

Prevailing wage

AR, CO, CT, FL, IA, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI,  MN, NH, NY, OH, OK, RI, VA, WA

“Right to Work” (for less)

AL, CO, CT, DE, IL, KY, MD, MI, MO, NH, NM, OH, OR, PA, VA, WA, WV

Public service worker benefits (retirement/pensions)

AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY

Public service collective bargaining

AR, AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, KS, MN, NH, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, UT, WA, WI

Public service payroll deduction restrictions

AR, AZ, CO, IA, IN, KS, LA, MO, NE, NH, OK, PA, TN, UT, WA

LGBT discrimination / RFRA

AZ, CO,  FL, GA, HI, IN, KS, ME, MO, RI, SC, TN

Repeal of in-state college tuition laws for undocumented immigrants

AZ, NY

Voter suppression

AK,  AL, AR, AZ, GA, IA, MD, NC, NE, NH, NY, OK, SC, VA, WA, WV