Closing The Wage Gap

Bernie Sanders’ push to more than DOUBLE the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour: Senator launches bill to hike rate from $7.25 because Americans need a ‘livable’ allowance after inflation

By Morgan Phillips May 4, 2023 Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed a bill raising the minimum wage by more than $10 on Thursday. His legislation would enact a $17 minimum wage, up from the $15 he proposed in 2021 and way up from the current $7.25 national minimum wage.      The Vermont Independent said the committee he

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A Wildly Ambitious New Bill Would Raise the Minimum Wage for Hundreds of Thousands in California

By Mark Kreidler April 28, 2023 The latest legislative effort to give hundreds of thousands of health care workers a wage that enables them to afford living in California is facing predictable headwinds. Industry lobbyists quickly forecasted mass job cuts and higher costs to patients, while the powerful California Chamber of Commerce labeled the proposal

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New York State Budget Deal Would Raise Minimum Wage and Change Bail Laws

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Grace Ashford April 27, 2023 ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced that she and state lawmakers had reached an agreement on a roughly $229 billion state budget that would change the state’s bail laws, increase the minimum wage and provide urgently needed funding for New York City’s transit

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University of Kentucky undergraduate workers march for better pay

By Krista Spadaccini Apr 14, 2023 LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — University of Kentucky undergraduates who work part-time for the school are marching on campus today to deliver their petition to university President Eli Capilouto. The students are asking to establish a $15/hour minimum wage for all student workers. So far, more than 800 people

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