Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Tom Steyer vows to raise minimum wage to $22 if elected
By Alexandra Kelley February 10, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer just vowed to raise the minimum wage to $22 per hour if he gets elected. A Fox news article chronicled his announcement, originally made during a campaign block party on Sunday in South Carolina. The current minimum wage is set at $7.25 per hour
Angry workers spurn Ethiopia’s ‘industrial revolution’
By Robbie Corey-Boulet February 9, 2020 By attracting foreign investors through cheap labour, [Ethiopia] wants to follow the model of China and other Asian nations in creating a robust manufacturing sector that can offer badly needed jobs for its young workforce. But despite high unemployment, young Ethiopians are not going along with it, preferring to
It Is Simply Impossible To Survive On $21,000 A Year
By Randy Ching February 10, 2020 Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the U.S. When adjusted for the cost of living, our minimum wage of $10.10 an hour is one of the lowest in the country. Our cost of housing is the highest in the country. It is impossible to survive on $21,000
TRUMP’S HOSTILE AGENDA AGAINST MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS
By Jared Bernstein February 10, 2020 Yes, the tight labor market is boosting low-wage growth. But the Trump administration is pushing hard in the other direction. Read More
Burlingame weighing minimum wage hike
By Austin Walsh February 8, 2020 Attempting to keep pace with pay hikes paid across the Peninsula and eventually the rest of California, Burlingame officials laid the groundwork for increasing the city’s minimum wage. The Burlingame City Council discussed Monday, Feb. 3, plans to raise the local rate by the start of next year, moving
Ireland’s minimum wage officially increases TODAY to hourly rate of €10.10- benefiting up to 127,000 workers
By Julienne Corr February 1, 2020 It is understood that up to 127,000 Irish workers are set to benefit from this increase. News of the wage increase was first announced by Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty back in December. Up until today, the Irish minimum wage was €9.80 per hour. Read