Wages
Poor People’s Campaign takes voting rights drive to state capitals
March 16, 2021Raising the minimum wage, ending poverty, defunding war, and saving the planet all depend upon stopping GOP vote suppression.
Read morePoor People’s Campaign targets Manchin in drive for $15 minimum wage
February 12, 2021The Moral Monday fight for a $15 per hour minimum wage is going to the streets next week.
Read moreTipped workers’ sub-minimum wage is slavery’s legacy; Biden’s plan ends it
February 11, 2021If it’s passed by Congress, President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief proposal would do a lot more than fund relief payments and vaccine rollouts.
Read moreDems try to push through school funding, wage increase
February 10, 2021“We’re going to talk about the state of the economy, the recovery package. We’re going to talk about infrastructure down the road, and also about the minimum wage."
Read moreSenate splits 50-50 on hiking minimum wage
February 9, 2021With Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, the wage hike stays in the budget blueprint.
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