What the Research Says About a $15 Minimum Wage
The House voted to raise the federal minimum wage, but the bill will face opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Viewfinder: McDonald’s Workers Strike For Higher Wages
People gather to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers' wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demand the right to a union on May 23rd, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The Future of the Minimum Wage Is Alive in Seattle
So far, America's wage experiment appears to be a success—and it's far from over yet.
The Global Uprising Against Poverty Wages
Historian Annelise Orleck traveled to Mexico, Cambodia, and Bangladesh, plus all across America, to interview low-wage workers fighting for better conditions and pay.
Women Are Being Left Out of South Africa’s Minimum Wage Increase
While looking to lessen wage disparities, the government has instead enacted legislation that leaves behind a large swath of female workers.
Raise the Minimum Wage, Lower the Teen Birth Rate
Teenage motherhood can be problematic for a variety of reasons. Women who have children that early in life…
The Potential Secretary of Labor Who Can’t Stand Labor Unions
The co-author of Andrew Puzder’s deregulatory manifesto says “he’ll put in place everything we laid out in the…
We Need Better Labor Force Participation Among Low-Income Americans
A new report highlights why increasing labor force participation among the poor may be harder than it sounds.…
Will Raising the Minimum Wage Help End Mass Incarceration?
Sure, why not? By Jared Keller (Photo: Wisconsin Jobs Now/Flickr) The Obama administration has a plan to end…
What Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be?
Is a $15 minimum wage really the answer? By Dwyer Gunn New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during…