Minimum Wage
Labor group defends workers at military bases against right wing attacks
April 22, 2014The pay hike would start Jan. 1 under new contracts that fast food firms would sign with the military PXs, where military personnel and families buy food and goods at reduced rates.
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Minimum wage hike drive moves into high gear
April 11, 2014The labor-backed campaign to raise the minimum wage resumed as the "Raise The Wage" bus headed for more states, while Maryland became the second state to enact a multi-year hike of the wage to $10.10 an...
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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.
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Kentuckians 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."
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“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.
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