Closing the Wage Gap

Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.

Mayor Bowser Announces Minimum Wage Increase Effective July 1, 2022

By: Executive Office of the Mayor – June 29, 2022 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced that under the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment of 2016, effective July 1, 2022, the District’s minimum wage will increase from $15.20 to $16.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped employees.  (Read More)

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Most and Least Affordable Cities To Live on Minimum Wage

By: Austin Sanders – June 24, 2022 – The Austin Chronicle City Council approved a resolution on June 16 that could increase the minimum wage paid to all city of Austin employees from $15 per hour to $22 per hour. The resolution sponsored by Council Member Vanessa Fuen­tes “acknowledges the dire staffing crisis in the city” and that stagnant wages

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Debate begins early over raising Portland’s minimum wage to $18

By: Edward D. Murphy – June 22, 2022 6:39 PM – Pressherald Voters will likely be asked in November if they want to increase the city’s minimum wage, which at $13 an hour is already above the statewide minimum and on its way to $15 in 2024. Depending on whom you ask, raising Portland’s minimum

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