Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
NUT Gives Niger Ultimatum to Pay Teachers Minimum Wage
By March 9, 2020 The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has given the Niger State government up to the end of this month (March) to pay all categories of teachers the new minimum wage and its consequential adjustment. The union alleged that when the government commenced the payment of all workers the new wage in
Raising the bar: New Hampshire’s minimum wage needs to rise; how much is the question
Mar 10, 2020 The minimum hourly wage an employer can legally pay workers is rising in 23 states this year, thanks to recent legislation. Thanks to one of Gov. Chris Sununu’s record number of vetoes last year, New Hampshire is not among those states. In fact, it’s been more than a decade since the minimum
A low-wage worker turns to minimum-wage activism after a life in poverty
By Eli Saslow Mar 9, 2020 She had been riding the city bus almost every day for the past decade without paying much attention to the people around her. Sara Fearrington, 43, was usually isolated in the fog of her own problems, commuting between working double shifts at Waffle House and parenting at home, but
Proposal would tier Illinois minimum wage based on location
By Charity Bel March 9, 2020 There’s a new push in Springfield to once again change minimum wage in Illinois. The new proposal would tier minimum wages, depending on where you live. The minimum wage increased to $9.25 an hour on January first. It’s scheduled to increase again July first to $10 dollars an hour.
Professor’s Plea: Living Wage for 1912 Textile Strikers
By Dana Rubin March 04, 2020 Third in a series commemorating Women’s History Month by spotlighting a significant speech or testimony delivered by a woman in the U.S. on this date. The “Bread and Roses Strike” had been in progress for two months in the harsh winter of 1912 when Vida Scudder arrived at Lawrence, Mass., invited
Why We Should Eliminate the Tipped Minimum Wage
By Amanda Kludt Mar 3, 2020 Earlier this week I had the pleasure of attending a screening of the film Waging Change and speaking on the following panel at the Ford Foundation for Social Justice (note to architecture buffs: the atrium is everything it’s hyped up to be). The film follows organizers (including Jane Fonda and AOC!) fighting to eliminate