Karl Kramer

Author: Not Stated October 4, 2019 Governor Steve Bullock recently announced Montanans earning minimum wage will see the rate increase to $8.65 per hour beginning January 1, 2020. “This increase ensures Montanans earning the minimum wage don’t fall further behind, but we still have work to do to make a living wage a reality for […]

By Betty Lin-Fisher Oct 3, 2019 @ 4:32 PM One of the region’s largest employers is giving its lowest-paid workers a pay boost next month. Akron Children’s Hospital is raising the minimum wage for its employees to $15 an hour. Current Ohio minimum wage is $8.55 and is set to increase on Jan. 1 to

By Jerry Askin October 02, 2019 ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer may get his way Monday if City Council approves raising the minimum wage for all city employees to $15/hour by 2021. It’s something Dyer said he’s been pushing for years. “If somebody has to work two jobs to simply make a living

By Aarthi Swaminathan October 3, 2019 Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to raise the minimum wage to $15. According to her newly-released “Empowering American Workers and Raising Wages” plan, the Democratic Massachusetts Senator noted that she wanted to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour for all workers, including tipped workers and workers

By ANDREW KENNEY October 2, 2019 On Wednesday night, Denver’s city leaders got their first in-person taste of public opinion about a proposed minimum wage hike. The town-hall meeting was organized by the city and hosted in the west Denver office of the Service Employees International Union Local 105. The audience was full of purple-shirted