California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers
From today’s New York Times: For thousands of Californians, wages are going up. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently approved two major pay bumps: One new law, signed this month, will raise…
Instacart Wants to Use You to Deny App-based Workers Their Rights
From today’s The Stranger: Hey Instacart shoppers, You might have noticed that you got something extra from the app recently–some misinformation from the company asking you to contact city council…
Workers’ Rights Groups Protest Restaurant Industry Convention in Chicago
From today’s New York Times: Protesters and two alderpersons rallied outside the National Restaurant Association’s convention at McCormick Place Monday, demanding the City Council raise tipped workers’ minimum pay while…
Senators who voted against $15 minimum wage represent three-quarters of workers who would benefit
From today’s Business Insider: Of the 32 million workers who would receive a raise under a $15 minimum wage, 24 million are in states where senators voted against it, according…
What McDonald’s Shows Us About Raising the Minimum Wage
From today’s NPR News Online: On November 29, 2012, dozens of fast-food workers assembled at a McDonald’s in midtown Manhattan to demand better pay. Their demonstration kicked off a massive…
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$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says
From today’s NPR News Online: Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would increase wages for at least 17 million people, but also put 1.4 million…
Pay Is Rising Fastest for Low Earners. One Reason? Minimum Wages.
From today’s New York Times: These days, wages in the United States are doing something extraordinary: They’re growing faster at the bottom than at the top. In fact, recent growth…
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Opinion: You Call It the Gig Economy, but California Calls It “Feudalism”
From today’s New York Times: Labor leaders cheered in the balcony and lawmakers embraced on the floor of the California Senate on Tuesday as it passed a landmark measure that…
McDonald’s Announces It Will No Longer Lobby Against Minimum Wage Hikes
From today’s CNBC News Online: McDonald’s will no longer take part in efforts to lobby against raising the minimum wage at the federal, state or local level, the fast-food giant…
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Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.
From today’s New York Times: U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is, Do those jobs pay enough to…