Minimum Wage Would Be $44 Today If It Had Increased at Same Rate as Wall St. Bonuses: Analysis
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/29/minimum-wage-would-be-44-today-if-it-had-increased-same-rate-wall-st-bonuses Published on Monday, March 29, 2021 by Common Dreams “Since 1985, the average Wall Street bonus has increased 1,217%, from $13,970 to $184,000 in 2020.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer A coalition of activists gathered outside the … Continued
New Report: Increasing the Minimum Wage to $15/Hour by 2027 Raises Wages for More Than 1.6 Million Workers In Pennsylvania
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): Governor Wolf is calling on the General Assembly to raise the minimum wage to $12 in July 2021, followed by 50-cent yearly increases until July 2027 when the minimum wage would be … Continued
Report: Raising Minimum Wage Good for All Pennsylvanians
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-04/livable-wages-working-families/report-raising-minimum-wage-good-for-all-pennsylvanians/a73412-2 March 4, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Women make up more than 60% of those who would see an increase in wages. (insta_photos/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report showed raising … Continued
Who Benefits from a Higher Minimum Wage?
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): What’s happening For more than a decade, the federal minimum wage has not budged from $7.25 an hour. The Raise the Wage Act, introduced in the House Tuesday, would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to … Continued
Now Is Still a Good Time to Raise Minimum Wages
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Minimum wages are set to rise this week in Nevada, Oregon, Illinois, and the District of Columbia—as well as in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and 12 other smaller cities and counties. While business … Continued
Fresh Calls to #RaiseTheWage After Study Shows $1 Increase Could Prevent Thousands of Suicides
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/09/fresh-calls-raisethewage-after-study-shows-1-increase-could-prevent-thousands Published on Thursday, January 09, 2020 by Common Dreams The House-approved Raise the Wage Act is among hundreds of bills sitting on the desk of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the self-declared “grim reaper” of progressive … Continued
Minimum Wage Increase Passes in PA Senate
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): The Pennsylvania Senate passed a compromise bill that would gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 per hour over the next two years. Under the terms of Senate Bill 79, Pennsylvania’s minimum wage … Continued
I’m a Philadelphia Pediatrician. Here’s the One Thing that Would Help My Patients Most. l Opinion
by Daniel Taylor, Updated: October 21, 2019 AKIRA SUWA / INQUIRER I ask all the families of my young patients if they are working, staying at home, or in school. I have learned that this inclusive, nonjudgmental question helps me understand family … Continued