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Labor and Allies, Surprised By Obama’s $9 Minimum Wage Proposal, Scramble to Coordinate

Leave a Comment / economy, workplace issues / By max cyril

WASHINGTON, DC—When President Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour in his State of the Union speech on February 12, the call came as a surprise to many wage-increase advocates. Jen Kern, the minimum wage campaign coordinator at the National Employment Law Project, one of the largest advocacy groups on wage issues, …

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Most Minimum Wage Earners Are Women

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage, women's issues / By max cyril

One of the stats that always amazes is this: If the federal minimum wage had kept pace with the rising cost of living over the past 40 years, it would be $10.52 per hour today. Instead, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. That translates to $15,080 per year, below the poverty line for a …

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Ohio Senate Republicans Attempt To Gut State Minimum Wage Law

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage, Uncategorized / By max cyril

Ohio is one of 17 states that require workers to be paid above the minimum wage mandated by federal law. But Ohio Senate Republicans are working to limit the number of people eligible to earn that wage, attaching an amendment to an omnibus budget bill that would circumvent the law and prevent an untold number …

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Minimum Wage Raises Us All

Leave a Comment / MinimumWage / By max cyril

Over the past few weeks, I’ve explored a variety of proposals for additional federal stimulus measures. The federal government could make greater investments in repairing public infrastructure; fund the construction of affordable housing; extend tax credits to employers who increase employee health coverage; provide incentives for states to expand access to food stamps, welfare, and …

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Labor and Allies, Surprised By Obama’s $9 Minimum Wage Proposal, Scramble to Coordinate

Most Minimum Wage Earners Are Women

Ohio Senate Republicans Attempt To Gut State Minimum Wage Law

Minimum Wage Raises Us All

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