Minimum wage

Most workers at large retail and food firms get less than $15 an hour – study
While CEOs earn multimillion-dollar salaries, most workers make significantly less than a living wage
Michael Sainato
19, Apr, 2022 @12:00 PM

Long hours, dangerous chemicals: nail salon workers fight for industry change
Legislation in New York’s senate and assembly would create a council with powers to establish workplace standards
Michael Sainato
15, Mar, 2022 @10:00 AM

Living in a woman’s body: hospitality workers have always suffered abuse. In the pandemic, it got worse
Many women working in restaurants and bars say men routinely asked them to remove their masks in return for tips, putting their lives at risk
Saru Jayaraman
14, Feb, 2022 @2:00 PM

West Hollywood votes to set highest minimum wage in US
The minimum hourly rate will rise to $17.64 by July 2023 after unanimous vote by California city’s council
Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles
05, Nov, 2021 @6:18 PM

The US restaurant industry is lacking in wages, not workers | Saru Jayaraman and Mark Bittman
The industry bemoans benefits, but workers don’t want jobs where pay is low and risks high, say Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, and author Mark Bittman
Saru Jayaraman and Mark Bittman
09, May, 2021 @10:00 AM

US economy picks up just 266,000 April jobs as hiring slows sharply
Numbers far short of the 1m jobs Wall Street had anticipated and suggests US businesses struggling to find enough workers
Richard Partington and Graeme Wearden
07, May, 2021 @3:31 PM

Joe Biden raises minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors
President signed an executive order that will provide a pay bump to thousands of workers, some who make as little as $10.95 an hour
Guardian staff and agencies
28, Apr, 2021 @12:10 AM

‘You will not have your seat again’: how the Fight for $15 movement gained new momentum
Congress’s failure to raise the federal minimum wage last month dealt a blow, but advocates are pressuring lawmakers to bring the issue back
Lauren Aratani
28, Mar, 2021 @7:00 AM

White House will not overrule $15 minimum wage decision despite progressives' plea – as it happened
Senate to take up Covid relief bill this week, says Schumer
Gabrielle Canon (now), Joan E Greve and Martin Belam (earlier)
02, Mar, 2021 @1:38 AM

Raising the US minimum wage: what just happened and what comes next?
A Senate official has ruled that the plan for a $15 minimum cannot be passed with only a simple majority but the fight is far from over
Ed Pilkington in New York
27, Feb, 2021 @1:00 PM

US vaccine supplies look set to surge as Johnson & Johnson gets nod from panel advising FDA - as it happened
The company expects to deliver 20m doses of the vaccine by March and 100m doses by the end of June
Vivian Ho (now) and Lauren Gambino and Martin Belam (earlier)
27, Feb, 2021 @1:27 AM

'We need $15': US minimum wage ruling a personal blow for millions of workers
Workers have criticized setback and are pushing elected officials to figure out a way to still pass a $15 federal minimum wage
Michael Sainato
26, Feb, 2021 @5:03 PM
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