Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
D.C. voters end substandard tipped minimum wage, again
November 21, 2022 | By: Harriet Jones | People’s World WASHINGTON—For the second time, District of Columbia residents overwhelmingly voted to phase out the subminimum wage for tipped restaurant employees, with 73.9% in favor. The ballot measure, Initiative 82, will gradually raise the current tipped minimum wage of $5.35 per hour until it reaches the
MIT says $12 minimum isn’t livable in metro-east county. These jobs pay a living wage
November 21, 2022 | By: Meredith Howard | Belleville News-Democrat The minimum wage is not livable in St. Clair County, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator. With the costs of food, housing and gas increasing, it’s becoming even more difficult to take care of basic needs with low wages. The minimum
Getting Ahead: Raising Minimum Wage
November 21, 2022 | By: Patricia Jones | Star-Herald Last week, Nebraskans voted for a state Constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage. Our current minimum wage of $9.00 an hour will increase in increments to $15.00 an hour by 2026. This vote means that more than 10,000 residents, including 3,500 children, will be lifted
Foreign Trade Competition Has Hurt Black and Disadvantaged Workers Most, Report Says
November 15, 2022 | By: Ana Swanson | The New York Times A government trade agency report suggested that the impact of trade policy differed for workers depending on their race and socioeconomic status. Offshoring to countries like China has led to economic disruptions in the United States that have had more dramatic effects on people
Massachusetts Minimum Wage Workers To Get Automatic Pay Raise
Published: November 15, 2022 By: Barry Richard It seems as though everything is going up these days, including the minimum wage in Massachusetts. If you earn the minimum wage in the Bay State, your hourly pay rate will likely increase as of January 1. The Massachusetts minimum wage for non-tipped employees will go from $14.25
8 states and D.C. will make sure wages go up when inflation does—see where pay is rising
Published Fri, Nov 11 2022 By Kamaron McNair The economy may have been top of mind for voters across the country, but in Nebraska, Nevada and the District of Columbia, voters were able to directly impact people’s paychecks with measures to increase the areas’ minimum wages. In Nebraska, initiative 433 — which nearly 60% of voters approved
