Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
CT minimum wage law has minimal effect in Wilton
October 14, 2019 Wilton camp counselors and other workers who earn minimum wage don’t have to fear losing their jobs due to a new state law which took effect on Oct. 1. The law required the minimum wage to increase from its current level of $10.10 an hour to $11 an hour on Oct. 1.
Venezuela’s Maduro Hikes Minimum Wage Again, This Time by 275%
October 14, 2019 Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered a 275 percent increase in the monthly minimum wage on Monday, the third hike this year, as hyperinflation drains the value of workers’ salaries. The minimum wage rose to 150,000 bolivars ($8) from 40,000, lawmaker Francisco Torrealba, a former labor minister and close ally to the socialist
Target accidentally proves the case against the $15 minimum wage
October 15, 2019 In 2017, the retail giant Target made headlines for announcing plans to gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Naturally, the company won widespread liberal plaudits for its supposedly pro-worker stance. Years later, though, the wage rise has led to nothing short of a disaster. New reporting from CNN Business
South Dakota minimum wage to increase in 2020
By Dean Welte October 10, 2019 PIERRE, S.D. (KTIV) – South Dakota’s minimum wage is set to increase by 20 cents next year. The state minimum wage will increase from $9.10 per hour to $9.30 per hour on Jan. 1, 2020. According to the South Dakota Department of Labor, the minimum wage is annually adjusted
Akron Children’s raising its minimum wage to $15
OCT 5, 2019 AKRON — Akron Children’s Hospital, which has a large presence in Trumbull and Mahoning counties, is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The change is effective Nov. 24. The increase also applies to all future hires in the system, which has campuses in Akron and Boardman and primary and specialty
Harris walks with SC McDonald’s workers fighting for $15 wage, union rights
by Matt Dillane Saturday, October 5th 2019 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris took to the streets of North Charleston to join striking McDonald’s workers on Saturday morning. Before attending the Blue Jamboree, Harris walked with workers outside of the event as they demanded a $15 wage and the right