Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Bill to increase minimum wage passes through Virginia House
February 11, 2020 Virginia House lawmakers advanced a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9 per hour in 2020. By 2022, the wage would be raised $13. The House of Delegates passed legislation that would raise the minimum wage in the state of Virginia. If House Bill 395 becomes
Improving access to a living wage can help end hunger | Expert column
By RUTH JONES NICHOLS FEB 10, 2020 The minimum wage debate has been at the forefront of both the public and private sectors. Initiatives aimed at a gradual increase from Virginia’s current $7.25 an hour federal minimum to $15 an hour have led to increased polarization across our great commonwealth. In the wake of this
Football clubs must pay staff the living wage
Feb 11, 2020 While Premier League footballers are paid eye-watering salaries, many of those working in catering, cleaning and stewarding do not earn enough to stay afloat, writes Catherine West MP, the shadow minister for sport. Football is the lifeblood of so many of our communities. Every weekend hundreds of thousands of families and friends
Boulder city, county leaders, restaurateurs prefer regional minimum wage hike Organic farmers, cannabis industry other possible impacts
By SAM LOUNSBERRY February 10, 2020 Boulder City Council last month made it a priority to raise the minimum wage within city limits, and at the council’s meeting with Boulder County Commissioners on Monday, leaders said a regional increase offers advantages to municipal action. While the minimum wage in the state rose for 2020 to
Jackson County government implements pay increase, new minimum wage
By Tod Palmer Feb 10, 2020 Jackson County is adopting the city’s “living wage” standard as part of a series of changes recommended by an independent Job Classification and Compensation Study. The city of Kansas City, Missouri, passed an ordinance in October 2017 recommending living wage increases and promising to raise the minimum wage for
Striking for COLA
By Colleen Flaherty February 11, 2020 Graduate student workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, escalated their ongoing grade strike to a general strike Monday, saying they can’t afford to live where they’ve been recruited to work and study. Hundreds of students gathered on campus throughout the day for rallies, talks and solidarity. Faculty