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With Minimum Wage Victory in Reach, The Fight for $15 Vows Bigger Things to Come

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage, unions / By max cyril

After nearly a decade of activism, the Fight for $15 stands closer than ever to achieving its most visible goal: a $15 federal minimum wage. Leaders of the campaign, however, say that their work is only beginning. “The next two years is the biggest window [of opportunity] we’ve had in my 40 years in the labor movement,” says Mary Kay Henry, …

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NEW YEAR BRINGS MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES FROM COAST TO COAST

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage, Pandemic / By max cyril

Washington, DC. Underpaid frontline workers have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic, but many can expect a bit of relief in the New Year—in the form of small but welcomed pay raises—thanks to minimum wage increases taking effect in dozens of states and municipalities around the nation. On January 1st, 20 states and …

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The $15 Minimum Wage Won in Florida, But Biden Didn’t. Here’s Why.

Leave a Comment / election, MinimumWage / By max cyril

On November 3, Florida’s politically diverse electorate showed resounding support for Amendment 2, an initiative to gradually raise the state minimum wage from $8.56 an hour to $15 by 2026. This makes Florida the eighth state nationwide, and the first state in the South, to get on track towards a $15 minimum wage. This victory contrasts sharply with the loss of Biden in the state, …

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Democrats’ lackluster performance in Senate spells trouble for labor

Leave a Comment / labor, MinimumWage, Senate, Teachers / By max cyril

With the Democrats’ failure to win an outright majority in the Senate and Republicans making surprising gains in the House, Joe Biden’s sweeping promises to expand American labor rights just got a lot harder to fulfill. Proposals pushed by Democratic lawmakers to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, expand workers’ ability to form unions …

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What the workplace will look like under a Biden White House

Leave a Comment / Department of Labor, Health & Safety, MinimumWage, union mobilizing / By max cyril

The U.S. workplace will look much different with Joe Biden in the Oval Office — with some significant changes possible even if Republicans maintain a majority in the Senate. “Biden, who won the endorsement of almost every major union in the country, has made labor reform a fundamental part of his program and is widely expected to name at least …

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What a Biden victory will mean for the American workforce

Leave a Comment / election, Health & Safety, MinimumWage, PRO Act / By max cyril

With Joe Biden about to enter the Oval Office, the American workplace is going to look much different. The former vice president and U.S. senator has four decades of relationships with union leaders behind him, setting him up to potentially be the most labor-friendly president the U.S. has ever had. Biden, who won the endorsement of almost …

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Voters pass pro-worker laws where the Congress lags, this week in the war on workers

Leave a Comment / election, Income inequality, MinimumWage, paid family leave / By max cyril

The presidential and Senate elections were the headlines on Tuesday and through the rest of the week, but it’s worth noting a few key places where voters said yes to ballot measures making life a little better for working families. In Florida, voters passed a $15 minimum wage amendment. It phases in very slowly, not reaching …

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Increasing the minimum wage would help, not hurt, the economy

Leave a Comment / low-wage jobs, MinimumWage, Pandemic, wages / By max cyril

The minimum wage in the United States hasn’t budged in 11 years. Whether it should was a hotly contested question during Thursday’s final presidential debate. President Donald Trump asserted that increasing the minimum wage would crush small businesses, many of which are already struggling as a result of the pandemic, arguing that the decision should be …

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Minimum wage rises some places, but it’s still the COVID-19 economy

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Unemployment remains sky-high (no matter what Donald Trump tries to tell you), and four million workers have had their pay or hours cut due to the pandemic. For people who are still on the job, there’s some good news in some cities and states in the form of minimum wage increases that went into effect on July 1. In Illinois, …

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Raising the minimum wage prevents suicides, but Republicans won’t do it