By: Ariana Figueroa – June 6, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Poor People’s Campaign is urging President Joe Biden to meet with low-income workers before the organization’s march on Washington, D.C., on June 18 to advocate for a $15 federal minimum wage. Read more…
Advocates for $15-an-hour federal minimum wage press Biden for a meeting Read More »
By Jacob Owens, Published March 31, 2022 WILMINGTON – Barclays, the British multinational bank with a U.S. headquarters in the Riverfront, announced Thursday that it has increased its minimum hourly wage in the United States by at least 20%. The move, which reportedly impacts 900 employees nationwide at call centers, would raise the bank’s minimum
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By Dani Anguiano PUBLISHED MARCH 10, 2022 By Tuesday afternoon, Lyft driver Elida Zabaleta had earned $100 in the five hours she spent ferrying passengers across the city of San Jose. With gas prices in California surging, she’d have to use more than half of that to cover fuel for the day, leaving her with just $45.
‘It’s not worth it’: rising gas prices force drivers to work for less than minimum wage Read More »
by Gwynne Hogan PUBLISHED MARCH 10, 2022 Nneka Millette, 44, helps run a drop-in center for homeless youth in Brownsville, Brooklyn. But in the last few months, she said she’s found it impossible to keep the center staffed. “I call people for jobs all the time and we have people who actually laugh at the
Nonprofit workers in NYC rally for higher wages in mayor’s budget Read More »
by Eduardo Porter March 7, 2022 A Biden administration report says collusion and other constraints on competition hold down pay and prospects in the labor market. The recent narrative is that there is a tight labor market that gives workers leverage. But a new report from the Biden administration argues that the deck is still stacked
Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues Read More »
