By Greg Mcneil February 6, 2020 A higher minimum wage is better for the economy, according to a Cape Breton University professor, but expect a minimal impact from the province’s $1 per hour hike that will come into effect on April 1. Last week, the province announced it would increase the minimum wage in April […]
Impact of minimum wage increase in Nova Scotia not expected to be huge Read More »
By Allison Bazzle February 4, 2020 A standard and moderate living doesn’t come cheap in the Hampton Roads area. The Economic Policy Institute in Washington D.C. found a four-person household must make more than $7,000 a month. Someone living on their own needs to make more than $3,000 a month. But small business owners across
Hampton Roads small businesses weigh in on possible $15 minimum wage Read More »
By SAM MORGEN February 5, 2020 A union of workers who care for Kern County’s elderly and disabled say they need a pay increase to survive in the state’s costly environment. Yet the Kern County chapter of the United Domestic Workers union has been locked in a negotiating impasse with the Board of Supervisors since
In-home care union says workers need more than minimum wage to survive Read More »
By Laura Wagner, Feb 3, 2020 Three years ago, Salt Bae became a living meme for flamboyantly sprinkling salt on meat. Since he first went viral in early 2017, he’s added some new moves to his repertoire: spanking and lubricating the meat, seasoning the meat with a comically oversized pepper grinder, and ostentatiously wrapping the meat in edible gold, as well as allegedly not
Salt Bae’s Meat Empire Is Rife With Labor Problems Read More »
By Kassia Byrnes March 02, 2020 I don’t think anyone can deny Australia is an exxy place to live these days – particularly if, like me, you’re sadly addicted to living in Sydney and therefore need rich person wages to ever leave the house (I don’t leave the house much). But how much can minimum
Start Saving ‘Cause Ya Groceries Went Up By Almost Triple What Minimum Wage Did For 2020 Read More »
