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)

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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

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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 “As a former service industry worker, I have seen firsthand how employees can be taken advantage of due to outdated rules and regulations when it comes to how they are paid,”

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