Minimum Wage
Senate battle on minimum wage hike to erupt after Easter
April 4, 2014That announcement by Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, brought cheers from a jammed Capitol rally after the labor-backed "Raise The Wage" bus ended its 11-state tour by halting at the foot of Capitol Hill.
Read moreKentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike
April 4, 2014"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."
Read more“America Needs A Raise” bus rolls into Maine
March 25, 2014A Center for American Progress report found that raising the minimum wage will not only benefit workers and the local economy, but also will reduce taxpayer costs.
Read moreNationwide spring bus tours to culminate in marches on Washington
March 21, 2014The campaigns, for legalizing undocumented people and for raising the minimum wage, show labor's determination to get out in the streets and make unionists' voices heard.
Read moreUnion leaders hail Obama order raising minimum wage for contract workers
February 14, 2014They urged other politicians, notably lawmakers in Congress, to follow his lead and raise the national minimum wage.
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