Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
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
Three more London employers pledge to pay ‘living wage’
By FREE PRESS STAFF January 29, 2020 Two more London companies and one more organization have signed on to become certified living wage employers, the London Poverty Research Centre announced Tuesday. Nexreg Compliance Inc., Mobials Inc. and Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores have joined 15 other city organizations in volunteering to pay London’s living
It’s official: City of Burnaby is a living wage employer
By DUSTIN GODFREY JANUARY 28, 2020 A living wage advocate offered “hearty congratulations” to Burnaby city council Monday evening as she presented the city with a living wage certification. Adrienne Montani, provincial coordinator of First Call: BC Child & Youth Advocacy Coalition, said her organization recently published its 23rd child poverty report card. She said
Gov. Wolf Proposes Minimum Wage Increase for Sixth Time
January 29, 2020 by Gant Team Gov. Tom Wolf is building on his commitment to help hardworking Pennsylvanians. On Tuesday, the governor joined legislators and workers to renew his call to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 an hour with a pathway to $15. Later this week, the governor’s plan to extend overtime pay eligibility
Guest View: Raise minimum wage to help NH families, economy
By Donna Soucy Jan 28, 2020 Any person working full time should be able to provide for themselves and their family. That is why I have introduced SB 410, my 8th piece of legislation aimed at raising New Hampshire’s minimum wage. I have been fighting for a living wage for Granite Staters since I was