You might have thought the $15 dollar minimum wage in Cleveland was dead. Maybe not. An Ohio judge has just tossed out a law passed last year, that kept cities from hiking minimum wage above the state limit. The controversial Senate Bill 331 started as something completely unrelated, dealing with pet stores. But the legislation […]
It’s looking like it might be a long summer and for Black youth, and Congress isn’t making it any easier. That’s because House Republicans (y’know, always with Black boys as a priority) decided to vote down an increase to the minimum wage, which would have raised it to $10.10 an hour by 2016 and possibly set forth a change that could have created real earning potential for disadvantaged young people who […]
The move comes even without support from any member of the Republican Party. WASHINGTON, DC (CNN) – The federal minimum wage takes center stage Wednesday in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, fresh off his week-long trip to Asia, will push for an increase from $7.25 to $10.10. Democrats appear to be making this […]
88 percent of minimum wage workers are at least 20 years old, and a third are age 40 or older, according to an article published by the Economic Policy Institute. Additionally, one-fifth of all U.S. children have a parent who is a minimum wage earner. Currently, the federal minimum wage is set at $7.25 hour, […]
(RNN) – Raising the United States’ minimum wage would boost the income of millions of Americans, but hundreds of thousands would lose their jobs according to a study by the Central Budget Office. The Central Budget Office projects that raising the U.S. minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016 would cost about a […]
President Barack Obama (pictured) continues his fight for the values of middle class workers, turning his focus on working with Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. Last year, Democrats Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. Although the president has been patient, […]
AKRON, Ohio – Whitney Solomon wasn’t exactly jumping for joy when she learned of her 10-cent raise. Sarcastically, the 22-year-old woman, who works at a downtown Akron Subway, said, “Really? Are you serious?” On January 1, 2014, Ohio’s minimum wage goes from $7.85 per hour to $7.95. That means full-time workers will make about […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – January 1 Ohioans will see a ten-cent raise for minimum wage workers, the new hourly rate will be $7.95 an hour. Tipped employees will also see a raise to $3.98 an hour. 12 other states will also raise their minimum wages on the same day, helping millions of workers. Back […]