Closing The Wage Gap

Santa Rosa to explore accelerating move to $15-an-hour minimum wage

By: Will Schmitt |  The Press Democrat |  will.schmitt@pressdemocrat.com Santa Rosa is poised to speed up increases to the local minimum wage, joining a statewide push to bolster pay for low- income workers that’s prompted some small businesses to ask for the city’s help to offset higher payroll costs. An ordinance set to go before […]

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One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest employers raises minimum wage, boosts pay for 15% of workforce

By Barrett J. Brunsman  – Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier UC Health disclosed today that the hospital system will raise the minimum wage for all employees to $14 an hour in January, which will boost pay for about 15% of its workforce. About 1,700 of UC Health’s 11,000 non-provider employees will receive a pay increase, which

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Bernie Sanders Takes Slashing Campaign to South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (CN) — Backed by workers seeking a $15 an hour minimum wage, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday took on political corruption, forgiveness of student debt, increased teacher pay, inaction on climate change and America’s vast income inequality in an address at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. An enthusiastic, standing-room-only crowd of

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