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Living Wage
As 19 States Raise Their Minimum Wages, the Federal Rate Remains Stuck at $7.25
The federal minimum wage has not risen since 2009.
CEO Pay Is Up 50 Percent Since 2019 Compared to 0.9 Percent for Workers
A new Oxfam analysis also warns that the global working class faces a new threat in the form of Trump's tariff regime.
New Orleans Workers Organize First E-Bike Ride Sharing Union in US
Led by trans mechanics, Blue Krewe United received union recognition this month.
New Research Upends the Notion That Significant Wage Hikes Are Job Killers
A working paper shows that large minimum wage increases can have positive effects on both earnings and employment.
HarperCollins Workers Are Demanding Murdoch’s News Corp Pay Them a Living Wage
Employees at one of the world's largest publishing houses are on strike for a fair contract.
The Value of the Federal Minimum Wage Is at a 66-Year Low
Every day of inaction from Congress extends the longest period in history without a federal minimum wage raise.
Activists Have Gathered Enough Signatures to Put $18 Wage on California Ballot
Proponents of the Living Wage Act announced that they’ve gathered over 1 million signatures to qualify for the ballot.
Data Reveals 63 Percent of Hourly Starbucks Workers Make Under $15 an Hour
Though Starbucks claims to be progressive, most of its workers make less than a living wage in most states.
As Columbia’s Endowment Grows to $14 Billion, Student Workers Demand Living Wage
Three thousand student workers at New York City’s Columbia University are on their fifth week of strike.
$18 Minimum Wage May Soon Be on the Ballot in California
Progressive activist Joe Sanberg has pledged to fund the signature campaign to get the initiative on the ballot.