From We the People PA (http://wethepeoplepa.org/): Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised its minimum wage while Pennsylvania remains stuck at $7.25, where it’s been for 10 years. But we have a chance to raise the wage in the next … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): EPI has provided the facts and figures for successful minimum wage campaigns in cities and states across the country, from New York City to Minneapolis to Seattle. Over the last five years, we’ve provided … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): As of yesterday, this first day of 2019, 20 U.S. states will raise their minimum wages, lifting pay for 5.3 million workers across the country and 614,000 in four of Pennsylvania’s neighboring states. The increases … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-10-22/poverty-issues/report-finds-millions-in-pa-still-in-or-close-to-poverty/a64362-1 October 22, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 12 percent of Pennsylvania households have difficulty affording food. (USN/wikimedia commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians still … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised their minimum wage, while Pennsylvania remains a dismal $7.25. Multiple studies have shown that increasing the minimum wages doesn’t damage job growth—in some cases, employment increased along … Continued
Published on Thursday, March 08, 2018 by Washington Post Recent wage growth has been best in states where minimums were raised By Jared Bernstein The analysis underscores what by now should be a pretty simple intuition: Lifting wages…. lifts wages. … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): In honor of the life and ministry of Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we invite you to join State Senator Art Haywood, Rev. Kent Matthies of Unitarian Society of Germantown, and a coalition … Continued
Thanks to Jeff Garis at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center for sharing! 104 years ago today, on January 5, 1914, the Ford Motor Company instituted an 8-hour workday and announced that it would pay “a living wage” of at … Continued