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Minimum Wage
Largest Pay Raise for US Workers in History? New York and California Approve $15 Minimum Wage Hike
Advocates are calling it one of the largest pay raises for US workers in the history of the country.
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Home Care Workers in New York City Take Fight for 15 Personally
1199SEIU wants to make New York the first state to enact a statewide $15 per hour law.
How We Can Save $17 Billion in Public Assistance – Annually
Raising the federal minimum wage to $12 would generate about $17 billion in savings to government assistance programs.
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Oregon Protesters Confront Weakened Minimum Wage Increase and Lack of Renter Protections
Oregon's Fight for $15 has seen much opposition.
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Nickel and Dimed in 2016: You Can’t Earn a Living on the Minimum Wage
Holding a job should not be a test of how to manage life as one of the working poor.
Why the $15 Minimum Wage Is Economically Feasible
If no significant job losses result from minimum wages, then employers find other ways to adjust to their higher labor costs.
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Winning the Fight for $15 in 2016
This is the year to make all wages living wages.
The Right’s Anti-Minimum-Wage Arguments Have Pretty Much Stayed the Same for 80 Years
Minimum wage opponents have tended to view it as the harbinger of economic doomsday since its inception.
GOP Candidates Spar, but Agree on One Thing: Don’t Raise the Minimum Wage
The fourth GOP presidential debate took place last night with the three front-runners opposing a minimum wage increase.
Is $15 an Hour Enough?
A new report finds that in many states $15 an hour is not a living wage for a single person, let alone a family.