Interview | Economy & Labor 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. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout February 1, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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." By Ngakiya Camara , Truthout December 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Don Thompson , KFFHealthNews September 16, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Zane McNeill , Truthout July 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Bernie Sanders and William Barber Announce Rallies for $17 Minimum Wage Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, plans to join Sanders to "make the moral case for raising wages." By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams May 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Report Reveals Top CEOs Dodge Taxes on Nearly $9 Billion in Retirement Funds Some executives can expect to receive monthly retirement checks larger than their workers’ median annual pay. By Sarah Anderson , Scott Klinger , Bella DeVaan , Inequality.org May 18, 2023 Truthout