Closing the Wage Gap

Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.

Statewide $15 minimum wage petition nears signature goal

By Brian Scott, Oct 5 2019 LAKE MARY, Fla. – The petition drive to raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 per hour is fast nearing its goal and a spot on the 2020 ballot. Representatives at the Fight for 15 campaign said Friday that they believe they have met close to 99 percent of the

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Healthcare Finance Expert Says Push to Raise Minimum Wage is ‘Right Thing to Do’

By DAVID WILLIAMS, OCT 4, 2019 Healthcare providers across Ohio have taken steps to raise wages for their lowest-paid workers. Akron Children’s Hospital announced this week that its minimum wage will increase to 15 dollars an hour by next year. University Hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and MetroHealth have planned similar increases. J.B.

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The Tories are raising the National Living Wage for everyone over 21

By Maddy Mussen October 1st, 2019 Sajid Javid has just announced that the National Living Wage will be increased to £10.50 for everyone over the age of 21. The current Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the raise during his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester today. It’s set to be put in place

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Cincinnati Children’s raises minimum wage to $15

By WLWT Digital Staff Oct 3, 2019 CINCINNATI —Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour starting in January 2020. Children’s officials said around 3,000 minimum wage employees will see a pay increase from its current minimum wage of $11 starting Jan. 5. “This increase to $15 an hour represents a

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Montana’s minimum wage will increase to $8.65 on January 1

Author: Not Stated October 4, 2019 Governor Steve Bullock recently announced Montanans earning minimum wage will see the rate increase to $8.65 per hour beginning January 1, 2020. “This increase ensures Montanans earning the minimum wage don’t fall further behind, but we still have work to do to make a living wage a reality for

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Akron Children’s Hospital to raise its minimum wage to $15

By Betty Lin-Fisher Oct 3, 2019 @ 4:32 PM One of the region’s largest employers is giving its lowest-paid workers a pay boost next month. Akron Children’s Hospital is raising the minimum wage for its employees to $15 an hour. Current Ohio minimum wage is $8.55 and is set to increase on Jan. 1 to

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