added 2007 Tue May 8 23:48:58 by Digidave
A federal minimum wage was first set in 1938. The graph shows nominal (blue diamonds) and real (red squares) minimum wage values.
A federal minimum wage was first set in 1938. The graph shows nominal (blue diamonds) and real (red squares) minimum wage values.
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 17:23:14 by GregD
Stanford students have pledged to fast until the university commits to a living wage without restrictions.
Stanford students have pledged to fast until the university commits to a living wage without restrictions.
added 2007 Sat Feb 17 10:14:35 by STONERS
Passage of a wage hike for the lowest-paid workers now depends on how quickly the House and Senate work out differences between their tax packages. The Senate tax breaks - worth $8.3 billion - are more than four times bigger than the ones passed in the House.
Passage of a wage hike for the lowest-paid workers now depends on how quickly the House and Senate work out differences between their tax packages. The Senate tax breaks - worth $8.3 billion - are more than four times bigger than the ones passed in the House.
added 2007 Fri Feb 2 5:45:40 by elzorro2162
It's a political fact now that faith communities across the board, very widely, are in favor of increasing the minimum wage. Why is that? What's the theological foundation behind that? We don't just do politics; we do politics because of our faith.
It's a political fact now that faith communities across the board, very widely, are in favor of increasing the minimum wage. Why is that? What's the theological foundation behind that? We don't just do politics; we do politics because of our faith.
added 2007 Fri Feb 2 0:30:57 by jeremytoday
The Senate voted Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.
The Senate voted Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.
added 2007 Wed Jan 31 12:26:38 by Spadecaller
For a record-breaking 10 years, the federal minimum wage has not been raised largely due to the lobbying efforts of elements of the business community and their allies in Congress. However, a fast-growing campaign led by small and large businesses from every state are saying a higher minimum wage is in fact good for business.
For a record-breaking 10 years, the federal minimum wage has not been raised largely due to the lobbying efforts of elements of the business community and their allies in Congress. However, a fast-growing campaign led by small and large businesses from every state are saying a higher minimum wage is in fact good for business.
added 2007 Tue Jan 30 10:32:08 by STONERS
America's businesses are at odds over minimum wage legislation, but the rift has little to do with a $2.10 hourly raise.
America's businesses are at odds over minimum wage legislation, but the rift has little to do with a $2.10 hourly raise.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 18:30:33 by Aidenag
A visit to Washington state, which has the highest minimum wage in the country, reveals a booming economy with none of the problems Big Business had been warning about.
A visit to Washington state, which has the highest minimum wage in the country, reveals a booming economy with none of the problems Big Business had been warning about.
added 2007 Sat Jan 13 23:31:19 by Masked Protester
Several weeks ago, I addressed the shrinking Democratic policy agenda. Two developments last week reinforce the growing sense that the vaunted "100 hour" legislative freight train is running on empty.
Several weeks ago, I addressed the shrinking Democratic policy agenda. Two developments last week reinforce the growing sense that the vaunted "100 hour" legislative freight train is running on empty.
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added 2007 Sat Jan 13 11:20:49 by Spadecaller
Hooray for Congress. The House recently voted to raise the federal minimum wage. Meanwhile, President Bush has argued he won't sign the minimum wage increase unless there are special exemptions. Profits, he explains, must be protected. Even if those profits come at the expense of workers, who can't afford to feed their children or heat their homes.
Hooray for Congress. The House recently voted to raise the federal minimum wage. Meanwhile, President Bush has argued he won't sign the minimum wage increase unless there are special exemptions. Profits, he explains, must be protected. Even if those profits come at the expense of workers, who can't afford to feed their children or heat their homes.
added 2007 Fri Jan 12 19:06:51 by Neophile
The root cause of unemployment is the coercive legislation making bank notes legal tender. It initiated a slow process that ultimately destroyed the wage fund out of which wages were paid to workers before the underlying merchandise has been sold to the ultimate consumer.
The root cause of unemployment is the coercive legislation making bank notes legal tender. It initiated a slow process that ultimately destroyed the wage fund out of which wages were paid to workers before the underlying merchandise has been sold to the ultimate consumer.
added 2007 Fri Jan 12 17:20:41 by hemphill81
"House Republicans yesterday declared "something fishy" about the major tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district being exempted from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved this week."
"House Republicans yesterday declared "something fishy" about the major tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district being exempted from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved this week."
added 2007 Thu Jan 11 22:21:58 by STONERS
The House voted to raise the federal minimum wage Wednesday for the first time in a decade, to $7.25 an hour, as majority Democrats marched briskly through their 100-hour agenda at the dawn of a new Congress.
The House voted to raise the federal minimum wage Wednesday for the first time in a decade, to $7.25 an hour, as majority Democrats marched briskly through their 100-hour agenda at the dawn of a new Congress.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 18:03:50 by TechnologyExpert
Flexing their muscle, House Democrats powered toward passage Wednesday of a boost in the federal minimum wage that would increase paychecks for hundreds of thousands of janitors, fast food clerks and other workers at the bottom of the income scale.
Flexing their muscle, House Democrats powered toward passage Wednesday of a boost in the federal minimum wage that would increase paychecks for hundreds of thousands of janitors, fast food clerks and other workers at the bottom of the income scale.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 13:16:12 by pagey
The Salvation Army's affiliated store offers discounted goods and employs Mr. Hosier full time. The $6-an-hour job is the family's sole paycheck, which amounts to barely $200 a week. Even with government aid, such as food stamps, the family is on poverty's doorstep. "If it wasn't for the Salvation Army, I don't know where I'd be," Hosier
The Salvation Army's affiliated store offers discounted goods and employs Mr. Hosier full time. The $6-an-hour job is the family's sole paycheck, which amounts to barely $200 a week. Even with government aid, such as food stamps, the family is on poverty's doorstep. "If it wasn't for the Salvation Army, I don't know where I'd be," Hosier
