Closing The Wage Gap

These ‘loyal’ workers get the job done, but without a decent minimum wage their support system is in trouble

By DENNIS MCCARTHY | PUBLISHED: September 6, 2019 They’re the Valley’s most loyal workforce, these dedicated men and women from New Horizons with special needs who work at Von’s, Albertson’s and Jon’s supermarkets in the north Valley. You’ve seen them bagging groceries and bringing in carts from the parking lot. If not there, somewhere. They […]

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King’s minimum wage increase proposal awaits action from council committee

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 By AARON GETTINGER Throughout the summer, Ald. Sophia King (4th) advocated for her “Raise Chicago” ordinance, which would increase the city’s minimum wage to $14 on July 1, 2020, and to $15 a year after that. Introduced in June, it has dozens of co-sponsors and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s support. But it remains

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