minimum wage
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Los Angeles to Increase Minimum Wage to $15/hour
Following in the footsteps of Seattle, San Francisco and Oakland, the Los Angeles City Council voted today to increase its minimum wage to $15/hour by 2020. The NYTimes is calling this “perhaps the most significant victory so far in the national push to raise the minimum wage.” “The effects here will be the biggest by far,”…
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Prof. Stephanie Luce Explores the Higher Wages Movement
By Michael Murphy On April 15, protesters in New York City and across the United States engaged in a coordinated demonstration to highlight the problem of low wages for workers in the fast-food industry. This issue has resonated with workers who have seen their pay diverge in real terms from the cost of living. The…
