Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Minimum Wage is on the Rise this January
By TAPINTO LEH/TUCKERTON REPORTER PublishedNovember 7, 2022 LBI Region, NJ – Minimum wage will be $14.13 per hour an increase of $1.13 per hour for most employees effective January 1, 2023 Every wage increase will be tied to the CPI-W (The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers), which will take effect on the first
13 years, no change: Reflecting on Pennsylvania’s minimum wage
Emmanuella Agyemang — ; Published November 6, 2022, 4:15 pm ; updated November 3, 2022, The minimum wage in Pennsylvania has been $7.25 an hour since 2008 — for the past 13 years. This means someone working a minimum wage job, working for 2,000 hours a year, makes under $15,000 annually. (Read more…)
Council gives initial OK for $20 minimum wage for all city of Austin employees
By: Ryan Autullo | Austin American-Statesman | Aug 18, 2022 Reacting to pressure from labor unions and struggling workers, the Austin City Council on Thursday gave preliminary approval to raising the minimum wage for city employees from $15 per hour to $20 per hour — but it will come at the expense of workers on
Austin councilmembers approve budget amendment to include $20 minimum wage
By: Christian Aleman, Maria Aguilera | KVUE | Aug 17, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas — Austin City Council members approved increasing the City of Austin minimum wage to $20 per hour. A budget amendment form for the 2022-23 fiscal year sponsored by District 2 Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes proposed raising the City’s minimum wage to $20 in the fiscal year 2023.
City of Austin employees push for minimum wage raise
By: Blake DeVine | kxan | Aug 17, 2022 AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Austin has become pricey, city employees making minimum wage have had their pay rate remain flat at $15 per hour. That could change today, as Austin City Council will review the fiscal year 2022-23 budget. Back in June, council unanimously passed a resolution that made their
What’s behind next year’s 9% minimum wage increase in Denver and Colorado
By: Tamara Chuang | The Colorado Sun | Aug 16, 2022 Restaurants knew an increase was coming in 2023 but the 9% seems shocking to some as Denver’s minimum wage goes to $17.29 and Colorado’s to $13.68. But others say wages have not kept up with inflation. (Read More)