Minimum Wage
Republicans oppose the American Rescue Plan at their peril
February 23, 2021With Republicans scrambling to block emergency economic assistance to millions, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is moving quickly to approve the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) this week. The measure, which links the pandemic, economic...
Read moreConservative Democrat Joe Manchin playing a dangerous game
February 23, 2021In order to leverage the 50-50 split in the Senate and make himself a power broker, Manchin is endangering the entire Biden agenda.
Read moreUnions, Poor People’s Campaign press wage hike ahead of Congress vote
February 23, 2021One plant manager told a worker, "The minimum wage is our way of telling you that if we could pay you less, we would.”
Read moreWest Virginia workers keep pressure on Manchin for $15 wage
February 18, 2021The conservative Sen. Joe Manchin says $15 is too high, but workers in his state are putting the squeeze on him.
Read moreFast food workers forced to walk out again for $15 and a union
February 18, 2021It’s not just the pandemic that led the walkouts around the U.S.; it’s the poverty that low minimum wages plunge people into.
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