Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Survey shows Floridians still backing proposed minimum wage increase
By Ryan Nicol February 12, 2020 A new survey from St. Pete Polls shows a proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage would pass in November, with support narrowly exceeding the required 60% threshold. The poll was conducted among 2,293 registered voters from Feb. 10 to Feb. 11. Respondents were asked, “Would you support a
They’re your tips & you want them now! New Illinois law stipulates servers own their tips
By Rachel Meyers February 12, 2020 Already in 2020, many new financial laws are impacting the restaurant industry. First, a minimum wage increase went into effect in Illinois. And that’s not to mention a one percent food and beverage tax on the table in Quincy, that goes into effect in May. Now, Illinois Governor J.B.
‘It’s a struggle out here’: Workers march for $15 per hour and right to unionize in Milwaukee
By Ricardo Torres February 13, 2020 Less than a month after employees at Fiserv Forum claimed victory on a tentative agreement to receive $15 per hour, workers took their cause to City Hall. On Thursday, roughly 100 people marched on City Hall carrying boxes containing thousands of signatures on a petition to ask city officials
Giants prospect calls minor-leaguers’ raise good start… but still unlivable
By Henry Schulman February 14, 2020 Minor-leaguers will get a bump in pay starting in 2021, a good first step but hardly a giant leap, according to the lawyer and former Giants pitching prospect who is spearheading a class-action lawsuit on the behalf of thousands of players that seeks better compensation and back pay. “It’s
Legislation advances to raise Rhode Island’s minimum wage
By Rachel Thatcher February 14, 2020 Rhode Island appears poised to raise the state’s minimum wage. The state House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday night to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour on Oct. 1. The hourly rate is currently set at $10.50. The state Senate approved a bill last week to raise
Workers, advocates push lawmakers to increase minimum wage to $15 in North Carolina
By WWay News February 14, 2020 A coalition of labor groups, advocates and business and faith leaders will call for a $15 minimum wage at a public hearing Thursday in downtown Raleigh. Packed inside the auxiliary room at First Baptist Church in downtown Raleigh they chanted, “Put 15 on our check, we want we said!”