Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Denver City Council unanimously approves minimum wage hike starting Jan. 1
The Denver City Council unanimously increased the citywide minimum wage Monday night to thundering applause throughout its chambers. The new law requires employers to bump hourly employees to at least $12.85 on Jan. 1, with a second raise to $14.77 following at the start of 2021, and a third to $15.87 in 2022. After that,
SFO is booming. But workers there are struggling
By Mallory Moench Nov. 25, 2019 Hundreds of airline catering workers at San Francisco International Airport plan to demonstrate Tuesday as they push for better pay and benefits — spotlighting the ever-present debate about what makes for a living wage in the Bay Area. The protest, planned for late afternoon outside the departures level of
Portillo’s workers rally for $15 minimum wage
November 21, 2019 By MINHO KIM Dozens of employees at the popular fast-casual chain protested outside its River North location. Portillo’s workers rallied today at the restaurant chain’s River North location, demanding a $15 minimum wage across all 43 Portillo’s restaurants in Illinois. The demands from the employees are the latest in fast-food workers’ efforts
Phoenix extends $15 minimum wage to year-round part-time workers
BY KEVIN STONE, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 PHOENIX – Seven months after Phoenix raised its minimum wage to $15 for full-time employees, the city’s part-timers are getting in on the action. The City Council on Wednesday voted to pay all year-round part-time workers at least $15 an hour, $4 more than the state’s minimum wage. The
Highlights of Pennsylvania’s minimum wage legislation
Nov 20, 2019 by The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed compromise legislation to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage for the first time since 2009 in a deal with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. However, Wolf gave up a number of concessions to win its passage, and its prospects in Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled House
Gett shutting down Juno, announces Lyft partnership
The three-year old ride-hail app Juno will shut down Monday evening, parent company Gett announced today, citing “misguided” city regulations and a strategic shift toward the corporate transportation sector. A spokeswoman said the Juno app will go dark sometime around 6 p.m. Juno has been struggling for some time. Earlier this year, when it was