By Joelle Fishman June 9, 2023 HARTFORD, CT – Striking group home and day program caregivers marked week two of their strike against poverty with a rally at Emanuel Lutheran Church, followed by a march to the State Capitol, as Nobel prize winning economist Paul Stiglitz issued a statement of support indicating that the strike

By Joe McLean June 8, 2023 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) – Multiple efforts are underway to collect enough signatures to place a minimum wage increase question on that ballot for Missourians in 2024. One proposed amendment, submitted by Kansas City labor organizer Terrence Wise, would see the minimum wage increased from the current $12.00 per

By Nick Sturdivant Jun 1, 2023 DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The loud chants, led by Rev. Dr. William Barber II Thursday evening, came from a place of concern. “Living wages now! Dignity now! Saving lives now!” Barber shouted. The concerns are over pay. “We have to decide if we are going to pay the cable

By FOX43 Newsroom June 2, 2023 LANCASTER, Pa. — Sen. Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Phila) and Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D-Lancaster) held a rally yesterday to call on government officials to raise the minimum wage. The Raise the Wage rally introduced Sen. Haywood’s new legislation, which would:  read more

By Shabeli Acevedo May. 22, 2023 BINGHAMTON (WBNG) — Binghamton will raise the hourly wages of its lifeguards this year as an effort to increase hiring ahead of the summer season. Lifeguards will make $16 an hour this season which is an increase of $2.30 per hour from last year. The city will also cover

May 23, 2023 From working 20 to 30 hours of unpaid overtime each week in one of Australia’s fanciest restaurants to picking fruit while being exposed to dangerous chemicals for less than $10 an hour, the underpayment of migrant workers is rife. Read More