Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Minimum Wage Is Going Up in 9 Provinces & Territories in 2020 But Alberta is Still the Top
By Lisa Belmonte February 22, 2020 Making a living off minimum wage can sometimes be hard, especially if you live somewhere in Canada where that figure is low. You’d probably be hard-pressed to find someone who would turn down a pay increase but sometimes those changes can barely make a difference. For those people, there’s
Yukon’s minimum safe set to increase by $1 to $13.71 in April
By Jackie Hong February 21, 2020 Minimum wage in the Yukon is set to increase by $1 per hour come April 1. In a press release Feb. 20, the Yukon government announced that minimum wage in the territory will be $13.71 per hour beginning in April, up from the current rate of $12.71. The change
Flush with cash, Virginia lawmakers push for bigger raises for teachers
By Gregory S. Schneider February 16, 2020 Virginia Democrats have money to go along with their newfound grip on power, and on Sunday, state lawmakers rolled out budget proposals that seek bigger raises for teachers and state employees along with a host of other spending increases. House and Senate money committees both emphasized education as
Here’s why you might have to spend a little more on your Valentine’s Day chocolate
By Christie Ethridge February 16, 2020 Americans are expected to set another record for Valentine’s Day spending. The National Retail Federation says people will spend 20 percent more than they did last year. Of course, chocolate is a popular gift. It turns out there’s more than one reason you could pay a little more for
ACTU plots living wage protests
By Everson Mushava and Nhau Mangirazi February 17, 2020 THE country’s largest labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has threatened to roll out mass protests and make life difficult for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government until it has acceded to workers’ demand for a living wage. In a video clip released on Saturday,
The most in demand jobs in Minnesota don’t pay enough to live here
By Max Nesterak February 17, 2020 Of the 10 most in-demand jobs in Minnesota right now, only half pay the $15 an hour needed to meet the basic costs of living in the state. And that’s assuming you’re single, with no kids or anyone else to support, don’t have student debt, can find a cheaper-than-average