LASHERICA THORNTON, Harrisburg Bureau 12:00 AM HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s Legislature prepares to tackle the state budget in the coming weeks, lawmakers and advocates are pushing legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a change that would … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/06/04/minimum-decency-maximum-wage Published on Monday, June 04, 2018 by Inequality.org Amid rising inequality, a new book argues, the notion of capping income has suddenly become politically plausible. By Sam Pizzigati “Income and wealth have concentrated to a degree unimaginable … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): In Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, a 5-4 decision issued on May 21, 2018 (PDF), the United States Supreme Court held that employer-imposed mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent employees from filing class actions in court … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We recently passed another kind of Mother’s Day. The kind where you might want to bang your head on your desk because it’s Moms’ Equal Pay Day. Yup, that one…again – the day marking how far … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/blog/seven-facts-about-tipped-workers-and-the-tipped-minimum-wage/ Posted May 31, 2018 at 4:40 pm by Elise Gould and David Cooper As debate continues on a referendum to raise the tipped minimum wage in Washington, D.C., to the minimum wage for nearly all other workers, we wanted to take … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI’s Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Tax Policy Subcommittee regarding the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Bivens and Blair find that … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): We want to tell you and other long-term supporters of the Keystone Research Center and the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center about our new project that we launched today — We The People. Please sign … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/05/11/houses-snap-cuts-hurt-children/#.Wvmlc4AvwdU By Lecia Imbery May 11, 2018 The House is likely to vote as soon as next week on the Farm Bill, legislation that includes the reauthorization of SNAP/food stamps. Despite historically being a bipartisan bill, the version put … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/05/14/time-moral-confrontation-poor-peoples-campaign-launches-local-rallies-nationwide Published on Monday, May 14, 2018 by Common Dreams “We cannot continue to have a democracy that engages in the kind of policy violence that we see happening every day.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Protesters in … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Congratulations! Our combined tireless efforts to push back against the terrible House Farm Bill have paid off. Anti-hunger advocates and dozens and dozens of groups representing children, women, older adults, veterans, people … Continued