From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The House of Representatives has passed the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. This is thanks to your hard work, and that of … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): This week, after a years-long legal battle, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the City of Pittsburgh’s authority to enforce the Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA) signed into law back in 2015. As a result, … Continued
From People’s Action (https://peoplesaction.org/): Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, H.R. 582, which would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour by 2025. This … Continued
From Americans for Financial Reform (https://ourfinancialsecurity.org/): Tell Your Representative to Sign On to Letter Urging CFPB to Rescind Harmful Payday Rule Proposal that Harms Consumers Earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it would rescind the ability-to-repay standard … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Since virtually the first day of his administration, Donald Trump and his cabinet have been systematically working to undermine labor protections that have taken a century to build. But together we’re fighting back to … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): The House of Representatives will vote on a $15 minimum wage TOMORROW! Go to https://epipolicycenter.org/call-your-representative-today-pass-a-15-minimum-wage to see if your Representative is a cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act, then make a call urging … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Increased income from raising minimum wage is greater, and in most cases, far greater than the loss in benefits and new taxes paid HARRISBURG—As Pennsylvania seriously considers raising the minimum wage for … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): It’s been 12 years since Congress raised the minimum wage―the longest stretch in history. This is a shameful benchmark, reducing the living standards of working families in this country and exacerbating poverty and inequality. … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): We’re building support to protect and expand the most successful social insurance program in our country’s history. Rep. John Larson’s (D-CT) Social Security 2100 Act (HR 860) already has 211 co-sponsors―just seven votes short of … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/09/cbo-analysis-shows-15-federal-minimum-wage-would-raise-pay-27-million-workers-and Published on Tuesday, July 09, 2019 by Common Dreams “It has been more than 10 years since congress raised the minimum wage—the longest stretch in history. This is a shameful benchmark. Congress should immediately pass the Raise … Continued