Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Bennett to Trump: ‘Racism and Homophobia Unwelcome Here’
By Insider NJ January 28, 2020 The following is a full rough draft transcript of the speech that Atlantic County Freeholder Ashley Bennett intends to give on the boardwalk this evening as President Donald J. Trump prepares to take the state in Wildwood. (Bennett is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 2):
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano pledges ‘meaningful’ pay raise for state workers
By James Call Jan 28, 2020 Senate President Bill Galvano is backing up his “It’s on the table” pledge to state workers seeking a pay raise. Galvano told the Tallahassee Democrat on Tuesday the Senate will include a “meaningful” pay increase for state workers when it begins budget negotiations with the House. “The Senate budget,
Hooser: $13 in 2024 is Not Enough, Hawai‘i Deserves a Living Wage
By Wendy Osher January 29, 2020 A bill that seeks to incrementally raise the minimum wage in Hawaiʻi from the current $10.10 to $13 in 2024 will be heard in committee this week, but at least one former lawmaker is rallying for “$15 or fight.” “Thirteen dollars per hour in 2024 is not a ‘good
NEW ‘SOCIAL REGENERATION CHARTER’ OUTLINES OLD KENT ROAD COMMITMENTS INCLUDING LIVING WAGE COMMUNITY AND MEETING ALL HOUSING NEED FOR THE AREA
KATHERINE JOHNSTON 29 January, 2020 A “social regeneration charter” has been published by Southwark Council, outlining a series of commitments to reduce inequality and make sure development works for everyone in new “high-density areas”. The council also suggested that four new council estates could be built as part of the Old Kent Road regeneration scheme.
Nonprofit workers struggle to make ends meet
By ELAINE INGALLS January 28, 2020 More than half of nonprofit workers in Santa Cruz County need to work more than one job to survive, according to a recent survey report. The 2019 Human Care Alliance Nonprofit Wage and Benefit survey report shows that 62% of nonprofit employees cannot survive working one job. Second jobs
Proposed bill would raise minimum wage for tipped employees in Tennessee
By Leah Jordan January 28, 2020 Some Tennessee lawmakers are looking to shake up the way restaurants operate by changing the minimum wage for workers who get tips. Senate Bill 1851 would raise the hourly wage for restaurant servers, or anyone who relies on tips, to $7.25/hour plus tips. Whether this would be good for