Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Key Hawaii House committees approve minimum wage increase, earned income credit
By Kevin Dayton February 21, 2020 Two key House committees gave preliminary approval this morning to a modest increase in the state’s minimum wage along with a package of tax credits designed to help working families in Hawaii, but critics say the bump in the minimum wage won’t do nearly enough to help the people
Walmart workers protest outside Alice Walton’s penthouse as retail giant cuts jobs
By Julia Conley February 21, 2020 Walmart workers issued a “wake up call” to Alice Walton, an heir to the retailer’s $500 billion fortune, in New York on Tuesday by marching to Walton’s New York penthouse and demanding her company pay its 1.5 million workers a living wage and give them reliable, stable work schedules.
UCSC Grad Students Are on Strike for a Living Wage
By Kim Kelly February 21, 2020 Though it has only just begun, 2020 is already shaping up to be a pivotal year for the labor movement, including a group of workers in Santa Cruz, CA, that started the (academic) year off with a bang. Graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) have
Santa Fe minimum wage will go to $12.10 per hour March 1
By Teya Vitu February 17, 2020 The hourly minimum wage in Santa Fe will increase March 1 by 30 cents, rising to to $12.10 from its current rate of $11.80. Under the Santa Fe Living Wage Ordinance, annual increases in the minimum wage — 2.6 percent this year — are tied to increases in the
Buttigieg to join striking South Carolina McDonald’s Workers next week
By J. Edward Moreno February 21, 2020 Presidential candidate and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg plans to join striking McDonald’s workers in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, the day before the state’s Democratic primary debate. The workers of the fast food giant are demanding a $15-an-hour wage and the right to unionize. “McDonald’s workers
The Talent War: Walmart and Amazon Compete for a Better Workplace
By Greg Petro February 21, 2020 With unemployment at record lows, the retail industry is facing a talent shortage. And the persistent perception that retail is a “lousy job” based on the physicality of moving and standing for long periods, unpredictable hours, often lower pay, and lately, worker safety (both behind the scenes as well