Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Arizona’s minimum wage tied to Consumer Price Index changes
By: RUSS WILES, Arizona Republic – June 5, 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — Concern about the inflation rate is widespread following a jump to a four-decade high earlier this year. In Arizona, rising inflation has an added twist: the state’s minimum wage is now tied to changes in the Consumer Price Index. If prices continue to rise
Chicago’s Minimum Wage Increase and Fair Workweek Changes Go Into Effect July 1, 2022
By: Mayor’s Press Office – June 6, 2022 – Minimum Wage Increases to $15.40 and Fair Workweek Advance Notice Requirement for Changes to Work Schedules Increases to 14 days Improving the Economic Security and Stability for over 400,000 Chicago Workers. Read More…
Advocates for $15-an-hour federal minimum wage press Biden for a meeting
By: Ariana Figueroa – June 6, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Poor People’s Campaign is urging President Joe Biden to meet with low-income workers before the organization’s march on Washington, D.C., on June 18 to advocate for a $15 federal minimum wage. Read more…
Barclays raises minimum wage to $20+
By Jacob Owens, Published March 31, 2022 WILMINGTON – Barclays, the British multinational bank with a U.S. headquarters in the Riverfront, announced Thursday that it has increased its minimum hourly wage in the United States by at least 20%. The move, which reportedly impacts 900 employees nationwide at call centers, would raise the bank’s minimum
‘It’s not worth it’: rising gas prices force drivers to work for less than minimum wage
By Dani Anguiano PUBLISHED MARCH 10, 2022 By Tuesday afternoon, Lyft driver Elida Zabaleta had earned $100 in the five hours she spent ferrying passengers across the city of San Jose. With gas prices in California surging, she’d have to use more than half of that to cover fuel for the day, leaving her with just $45.
Nonprofit workers in NYC rally for higher wages in mayor’s budget
by Gwynne Hogan PUBLISHED MARCH 10, 2022 Nneka Millette, 44, helps run a drop-in center for homeless youth in Brownsville, Brooklyn. But in the last few months, she said she’s found it impossible to keep the center staffed. “I call people for jobs all the time and we have people who actually laugh at the