Minimum wage
‘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
Ilhan Omar leads calls to fire Senate official who scuppered $15 wage rise
Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled provision in $1.9tn Covid stimulus bill did not qualify for budget reconciliation
Dominic Rushe
26, Feb, 2021 @2:37 PM
A $15 minimum wage isn't just about justice. It's good economics | Steven Greenhouse
The US has the lowest minimum wage of all G7 nations, in terms of purchasing power, and the third-highest poverty rate in the OECD
Steven Greenhouse
26, Feb, 2021 @11:07 AM
Republicans unveil two minimum wage bills in response to Democrats' push
Senators Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton set $10-an-hour target while Josh Hawley promotes tax credit scheme
Lauren Aratani
26, Feb, 2021 @10:00 AM
Bernie Sanders: US sick of subsidizing 'starvation wages' at Walmart and McDonald's
Lawmakers hear from low-wage workers as Congress debates first rise in the minimum wage in over a decade
Dominic Rushe
25, Feb, 2021 @5:52 PM
US minimum wage activists face their toughest foe: Democrat Joe Manchin
Party’s most conservative senator, from one of the poorest states, has advocated for a rise only to $11 an hour – but workers say it’s not enough
Zack Harold in Charleston, West Virginia
22, Feb, 2021 @1:25 PM
Sanders confident of raising minimum wage as part of $1.9tn Covid package
Republicans have vowed to oppose raising wage to $15 an hour but Senate budget chair says reconciliation process will apply
Martin Pengelly in New York
20, Feb, 2021 @3:32 PM
My client is a lifelong Republican – and he supports a minimum-wage rise | Gene Marks
There are reasons of fairness and equality to increase the federal minimum to $15. But it’s also good for business
Gene Marks
18, Feb, 2021 @12:00 PM
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