Closing the Wage Gap
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Malaysia Increases Minimum Wage
By Ayman Falak Medina February 26, 2020 The Malaysian government has increased the minimum wage for major towns under 56 city and municipality councils. The new wage hike came into force on February 1, 2020. Employees are now eligible to receive 1,200 ringgits (US$283) monthly, an increase of 100 ringgits (US$23) from 2019. Furthermore, for
Fact-checking a viral post: Sanders’ minimum wage and taxes
A popular meme that compares Bernie Sanders’ $15 minimum wage proposal with a high tax rate is getting a lot of attention online, but is it true? Jeremy Jojola / February 24, 2020 DENVER — As 9Wants to Know continues with The Bubble experiment, popular memes that go viral in each bubble may need to
Pete Buttigieg marched at a minimum wage rally and people are pointing out the hypocrisy
Josh Milton / February 25, 2020 As the car door swung open, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg fled inside after being hounded by Black Voters Matter activists at a minimum wage rally in South Carolina, US on Sunday. The former South Bend, Indiana mayor had thrusted himself into a “Fight for $15” rally, where McDonald’s
City of Burien to focus on downtown development while considering $15 minimum wage
By Jack Mayne / Feb 25, 2020 The Burien City Council study session on Monday night (Feb. 24) saw discussion of a the city focusing its downtown redevelopment on a targeted approach on SW 152 Street and considered the possibility of a $15 an hour minimum wage. Currently only adjacent SeaTac and Seattle have such
COMMENTARY: Foresters’ view on the $15/hour minimum wage
By Kennon Morris / Feb. 25, 2020 The Virginia Forest Products Association represents mainly small independent businesses in the forest products industry throughout rural Virginia—from sawmills, to loggers, to truck drivers, to equipment dealers. Our industry accounts for approximately 108,000 jobs with an industry impact of $21 billion to the commonwealth, representing the third largest
Guest Opinion: Moderate minimum wage hikes don’t impact employment MOST POPULAR Never Miss A Story Subscribe to The Intelligencer UPCOMING EVENTS CLOSE
By Jacqui Rogers / Feb. 26, 2020 Eight Nobel prize-winners were among the 600 economists who explained in a 2014 letter to Congress, “The effect of increasing the minimum wage on employment is probably the most studied topic in labor economics, and the consensus of the literature is that moderate increases in the minimum wage