Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Groups divided on minimum wage
By: Carol Sanders | The Brandon Sun | Aug 11, 2022 WINNIPEG — Business and labour groups in Manitoba can’t agree on what the new provincial minimum wage should be, with a government announcement expected within the next two weeks. (Read More)
No gain for the 4th time, government predicts NEW MINIMUM WAGE 2023
By: Yadunandan Singh | Aug 9, 2022 The year 2022 is not over yet, but discussions about the new minimum wage 2023 are heated. Preliminary information shows that the president’s government Jair Bolsonaro (PL) may propose a national floor of R$ 1,302 for next year. (Read More)
It Takes 2.7 Full Time Jobs To Pay Rent at Minimum Wage In South Carolina
By: Melanie Day | Power98FM | Aug 8, 2022 This is a startling statistic. If you work a minimum wage job in South Carolina you’d have to work 106 per week to afford the average rent. That number comes from the National Low Income Housing Coalition‘s 2022 Out of Reach report. The purpose is to
Minimum wage workers can’t afford rent
By: Julia Kaye | KELO | Aug 8, 2022 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — In no state can a full-time minimum-wage worker afford a modest two-bedroom rental home. (Read More)
Paltry U.S. minimum wage ‘really striking’ amid inflation
By: Dani Romero | Yahoo!Finance | Aug 6, 2022 It’s been 13 years since Congress raised the federal minimum wage, the longest period without an increase since 1938. A recent Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis found that after adjusting for inflation, the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is now worth less than
Changes to Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Act go into effect
By: Kate Merriman | WGAL8 | Aug 5, 2022 Changes to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage went into effect Friday. These changes primarily impact tipped workers. “As a former service industry worker, I have seen firsthand how employees can be taken advantage of due to outdated rules and regulations when it comes to how they are paid,”
