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 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 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 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
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
Penn Capital-Star March 28, 2019 An SEIU activist rallies for a $15/hr. minimum wage, which was one of the policies that F&M researchers polled in their most recent public opinion survey. (Stephen Melkisethian/Flickr Commons) By Stephen Herzenberg The death of Princeton … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (http://www.breachrepairers.org/): This month, Eric Winston and Wanda Coker joined us at The Gathering to share their struggles and hopes as low-wage workers in the Fight For $15. The United States’ economy runs on our labor, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/21/sky-didnt-fall-study-seattle-15-minimum-wage-proves-critics-wrong Published on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 by Common Dreams “These findings are consistent with the lion’s share of rigorous academic minimum wage research studies” By Jake Johnson, staff writer “Seattle’s minimum wage hike up to $15 didn’t … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/25/laughable-inevitable-15-minimum-wage-hits-congress Thursday, May 25, 2017 by Common Dreams “We’ve gone from laughable to inevitable. With this bill introduced today, it’s clear that our Fight for $15 has set a new standard.” By Lauren McCauley, staff writer0 Comments A … Continued