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$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says

February 8, 2021 Editor

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…

#WorkRights American economy fair wages labor market minimum wage worker rights

Pay Is Rising Fastest for Low Earners. One Reason? Minimum Wages.

January 3, 2020 Editor

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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Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.

September 11, 2018 Editor

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…

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$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says

Pay Is Rising Fastest for Low Earners. One Reason? Minimum Wages.

Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.

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Boston Hotel Workers Go On Strike Indefinitely

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