From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised its minimum wage, while Pennsylvania remains at a dismal $7.25, where it was 10 years ago. But we have a chance to raise the wage now if you … Continued
Please scroll down for actions. Budget Deal Moving in the PA General Assembly From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): As you might have heard, a budget deal is now advancing in the PA General Assembly. On Monday the … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): News reports indicate that some state representatives would like to pass the 2019-20 PA budget quickly and go on vacation for the summer, without raising the minimum wage. Meanwhile, large numbers of … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): If you’re earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour then you live below the federal poverty guidelines. In the “best” case scenario, where you have full time hours, that’s an annual income … Continued
HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center released a new study today outlining the demographics of the over two million workers across the state who would see their wages raised if Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15/hour by the … Continued
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
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
HARRISBURG, PA, March 22, 2019 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) today introduced Senate Bill 12 that would raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 per hour this year, and $15 by 2025, after which the rate would be adjusted … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Low-wage workers in states that increased the minimum wage between 2013 and 2018 experienced wage growth at a rate 50 percent faster than those in states with no minimum wage increases. Check out EPI’s … Continued