Minimum Wage
Workers press Biden to fight for $15 minimum wage
February 16, 2021Democrats have long promised an increase—support for a $15 minimum wage was including in the party’s 2016 political platform—but haven’t delivered.
Read more$15 by 2025: House OK of minimum wage hike cheers women’s groups, unions
July 19, 2019Only 3 Republicans voted to raise the federal minimum wage, while 192 of them, plus ex-Republican Justin Amash of Michigan, now an independent, voted against it.
Read moreLabor Secretary Acosta says Trump administration opposes raising minimum wage
May 2, 2019Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida told Acosta, "It's difficult for me to believe you would put workers first."
Read moreWorkers, AFL-CIO, Democrats open legislative push for $15 minimum wage
February 8, 2019Workers descended on Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers to raise the wage. Democrats liked what they heard; Republicans didn’t.
Read moreNew Jersey hikes state minimum wage to $15 by 2024
February 1, 2019Democratic Gov. Philip Murphy signed, legislation increasing the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024.
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