Budget and Taxes Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor February 23, 2024 / February 23, 2024 by Ray Khalfani Governor Kemp’s proposed budget for the amended fiscal year (AFY) 2024 provided a net increase of nearly $844,000 for the Department of Labor (DOL), covering $1,000 bonuses for agency staff. While overall DOL spending will decrease by 4% between AFY 2024 and FY 2025, spending proposals for fiscal year 2025 invest $443,000 in […] Read more » Department of Labor jobs and economy
Budget and Taxes Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor February 20, 2023 / February 20, 2023 by Ray Khalfani The governor’s proposed budget for the current amended fiscal year (AFY), AFY 2023, was flat for the Department of Labor (DOL). Spending proposals for fiscal year (FY) 2024 were nearly flat, offering minor spending increases to cover cost-of-living adjustments for DOL employees. FY 2024 provides less than a one percent increase in spending […] Read more » Department of Labor jobs and economy
Budget and Taxes Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor February 24, 2022 / February 24, 2022 by Ray Khalfani | 1 Comment on Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor The governor is requesting modest spending increases to the Department of Labor (DOL) to amend to the current fiscal year (FY 2022) while seeking major budgetary changes that would transfer select programs out of DOL’s purview in the next fiscal year (FY 2023). The request amends the current fiscal year (FY 2022) spending […] Read more » Department of Labor jobs and economy
Alex Camardelle Blog People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Worker Power Key to a Better Balance in Georgia September 3, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Alex Camardelle CW: To highlight the racist roots of right-to-work laws, this piece quotes racist statements proponents of the policy have made. Key Takeaways: This Labor Day, we are reminded that there are still anti-labor policies on the books in Georgia that diminish worker power and economic opportunity for all. Unions play a significant role in shaping […] Read more » Jobs jobs and economy Labor Day right-to-work unions
GBPI In The News Georgia lawmakers approve more generous jobless benefits June 24, 2020 / August 6, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Workers in Georgia would be allowed to earn several hundred dollars more a week while keeping their full unemployment benefits under a bill that passed the General Assembly on Wednesday. Employees also would potentially be eligible to receive benefits for a longer period of time under Senate Bill 408, which the Senate sent to Gov. […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 jobs and economy Unemployment
