Labor unions and worker advocates are pushing state lawmakers to implement the highest minimum wage in the nation at $20 an hour, just two months after Massachusetts raised the rate to $15.
They are pushing for at least a $20 minimum wage, arguing many essential workers already make at least $17 an hour and the raise will provide no real relief. United Way of the Greater Capital ...
Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, plans to join Sanders to "make the moral case for raising wages." ...
In the past two years, 27 states and a number of cities passed legislation raising the minimum wage in those locations to exceed the federal mandate. In 2021, 20 remain at or below the federal minimum ...
Americans are in favor of raising the minimum wage well above $20, according to a new poll. Yesterday (May 24), Data for Progress, a progressive think tank, published the results of a survey in ...
The Fair Work Commission is expected to hand down its decision in the next week on how far to lift the minimum wage, which is currently $20.33 an hour ... The post Unions push for 5.5pct minimum ...
Massachusetts and New York follow California at $15 and $14.20, respectively ... Bank of Minneapolis shows that the push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in both Minneapolis and St ...
A longtime advocate of increasing the US minimum wage, Sanders and labor leaders announced their push for $17 per hour ... wage — and 74% would support $20. The survey, conducted in early ...
The retailer, which sees its health care business as a way to drive profits, is trying to retain workers in a competitive ...
Australia's biggest minimum ... wage in the retail, hospitality, tourism and aviation sectors but has flow-on effects for many more on national awards from the start of next month. More than 20 ...
It is worth remembering this previous minimum-wage experiment as voters assess whether the progressive push for substantially ... earn less — were $19.15 and $20 respectively.
Minimum wage: $15.20 (since June 2021 ... The coalition of anti-poverty advocates said increasing costs of living could push workers deeper into poverty. Record wage increases are expected ...
