Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
CARES Act allows the unemployed to take on a side gig and still collect benefits – here’s why you should tread carefully
By Elisabeth Buchwald April 6, 2020 If you’re one of the 6.6 million Americans who filed for unemployment benefits last week there’s a good chance you’re anxiously waiting for a check to arrive in the mail. In the meantime, you might consider taking on gig work. What you may have given less consideration to is
“It’s Devastating”: Restaurant Employees Struggle to Pay Rent, Bills
By Jada Montemarano April 2, 2020 We are officially into April, which means rent is due and bills need to be paid. Many workers — particularly those in the restaurant industry — have been laid off or are enduring reduced hours, which makes it difficult to keep up with payments. Olive Restobar is just one
Unions welcome minimum wage increase
By Sarah Wood April 2, 2020 Unions have welcomed increases in the statutory minimum wage, which take effect from today (2nd April). Many workers on minimum wage are on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, including care staff looking after elderly and vulnerable people in very challenging circumstances, and supermarket staff on the shop floor
Ontario Minimum Wage Is Rising This Fall for the First Time in Two Years
By Karen Doradea April 1, 2020 It can be hard to make a consistent living on minimum wage earnings at the best of times. But there is some sort of improvement coming, even if it’s pretty small. The provincial government is raising the Ontario minimum wage on October 1 for the first time since January
Coronavirus relief: Long Doggers owners use emergency relief money to set $20 minimum wage for employees
By Suzy Fleming Leonard April 2, 2020 John “LJ” Burr and his partners at Long Doggers are entrepreneurs. They’re used to thinking on their feet and planning on the fly. When indoor dining was limited and then closed because of quickly changing COVID-19 mandates, the six Long Doggers restaurants across the county began offering groceries
As Ohio Stays Home, Minimum Wage Ballot Organizers Sue To Extend SignatureDeadline
By Nick Evans March 31, 2020 Organizers trying to put a minimum wage measure on November’s statewide ballot are hoping a Franklin County judge will grant an extension on the July 1 deadline for gathering signatures, amid a statewide stay-at-home order. Organizers of the “Raise The Wage” amendment are asking for three things: more time