Tag: minimum wage

As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.

Republicans aim to make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent by bypassing the Senate parliamentarian—an approach Democrats refused to take to raise the minimum wage.

Bessent links wage policies to state decisions while critics warn of deepening inequality.

The world’s vast economic inequality “is no accident,” concluded a top Oxfam official.

In 2025, 15 states plus Washington D.C. have scheduled minimum wage increases to $15 or higher.

Fast food workers at establishments with at least 60 locations nationwide will see their wages increase to $20 an hour, a substantial uplift from the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

The impact of these wage hikes will be closely watched as the nation grapples with economic challenges and seeks to balance the needs of workers and businesses.

UN rapporteur challenges corporate giants on poverty wages and labor violations.

This investment makes the home improvement retailer's starting wage in every U.S. market at or above $15 per hour.

In the absence of federal action, a record number of U.S. jurisdictions are set to raise their minimum wages in 2023—in many cases above $15 an hour.