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Trump’s Empty Promise to Tipped Workers Won’t Provide a Living Wage
Labor advocates say Democrats should campaign on ending subminimum wages for tipped workers altogether.
![Supporters of the Culinary Workers and Bartenders Unions carry picket signs calling for a fair contract ahead of a strike deadline outside of the Four Queens Casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-1973664749-400x300.jpg)
It’s Long Past Time for Restaurant Workers to Earn a Livable Wage
The federal minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t risen since 1991. Workers are taking on the industry to change that.
![A worker rings up a customer at a cash register in a Walmart store on January 24, 2023, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0201-walmart-400x300.jpg)
2024 Will See Wave of Minimum Wage Hikes — But the Impacts Won’t Be Felt Evenly
Ten million US workers will see wage increases this year, but inflation has eroded our tools for reducing inequality.
![People hold signs as they attend a press conference at City Hall Park on April 10, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1226-min-400x300.jpg)
22 States to Ring In New Year With Minimum Wage Increases
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour hasn't changed since 2009.
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Tired of Low Wages and Workplace Violence, Waffle House Workers Are Organizing
“We're sick and tired of making poverty wages, the constant threat of in-store violence, and mandatory meal deductions."
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California Health Workers Could Soon Secure Nation-Leading $25 Minimum Wage
The bump would help about 40 percent of California’s health workers, earning them on average an extra $10,352 a year.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0726-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders, Nearly 180 Democrats Unveil Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17
“In the year 2023 a job should lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it,” Sanders said.
![House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee member Rep. Mark Amodei speaks during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0713-amodei-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Are Looking to Give Themselves $8,000 Raises While Slashing Welfare
The minimum wage and House pay have remained the same since 2009 — but Republicans only want to raise one of the two.
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Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub Attempt to Block Wage Increases for NYC Workers
“Workers brave thunderstorms, extreme heat events, and risk their lives to deliver for New Yorkers,” one advocate said.
![Workers who assist people with disabilities in their homes through the In-Home Supportive Services program urge the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to increase their pay on November 1, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-wage-protest-400x300.jpg)
74 Percent of Voters Support Raising Federal Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 14 years, a record-long stretch.