Minimum Wage
Posts Tagged:
Minimum Wage
Building a Better Life: Bottom Lines and Top Priorities
by Rev. Jim Conn on
My cousin and I have stayed in touch over the years despite the distance -- he grew up in a Texas border town and has … read more.
Not Only the Poor Benefit from Raised Minimum Wage
by Robin Templeton on
For Merleane S., a 19-year-old, single mom, her work shift on March 15 included taking and filling orders at a fast food restaurant in … read more.
What ‘Zombie Economics?’ The Minimum Wage & Its Critics
by Donald Cohen on
The minimum wage is back on the rise. Last month Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, … read more.
The Minimum Wage Offers the Working Poor Maximum Help
by David Woolner on
Our Nation so richly endowed with natural resources and with a capable and industrious population should be able to devise ways and means of … read more.
Minimum Wage Foes: Crying Wolf All the Way to the Bank
by Cry Wolf Project on
In her Congressional testimony from 1959, Eleanor Roosevelt noted the repetitive quality of objections raised by minimum wage opponents over the previous five decades. … read more.
L.A. Times Misses the Story Behind Living Wage Campaigns
by Roxana Tynan on
On Sunday the Los Angeles Times published a story about the important successes of campaigns to pass local minimum wage and living wage laws. … read more.
The Right to Be Poor: Matt Yglesias’ View of Minimum Wage Laws
by Julie Gutman Dickinson on
When President Obama proposed an increase in the federal minimum wage last month, you could almost hear conservative economists and pundits smacking their lips … read more.
Raising the Minimum Wage Will Lift the Economy
by Roxana Tynan on
Sustainable economies are built on good jobs. If people don’t earn enough money, they can’t keep the economy growing by buying goods and services. … read more.
Support Grows for Minimum Wage Hike
by Mike Ludwig on
(This post first appeared February 20 on Truthout and is republished with permission.) Republicans were quick to criticize President Obama last week after he … read more.
Food Deserts and Low-Wage Wastelands
by Sally Smyth on
In his State of the Union Address this month, President Obama called for a much-needed increase to the federal minimum wage. Almost four million American … read more.
Of Biblical Proportions: Inequality and Poverty Wages
by Rev. Jim Conn on
My friend pastors a vibrant congregation in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. Her people reflect the neighborhood and the church worships in both … read more.
Walmart: The Low Cost of High Road Retailers
by Daniel Paredes on
Most of us know how badly Walmart treats its employees. Yet whenever the remedy of paying a living wage is proposed, opponents always argue … read more.
The Economy Improves — Will the Minimum Wage?
by Maria Loya on
As the economy slowly rebounds, we need to ask what kind of recovery we want in Los Angeles. Experts point to tourism as a … read more.
Raising Wages By Raising Wages
by The Drucker Institute on
Tens of millions of Americans earn under $25,000 a year, and real wages in many of their lines of work have been stagnant for the … read more.
Raising the Minimum Wage Is the Least We Can Do
by Donald Cohen on
(This opinion piece first appeared in today's Los Angeles Times.) The U.S. economy has turned a corner. The national unemployment rate hit a post-recession … read more.
A Responsible Persson: H&M’s Boss Argues for Wage Hikes
by Matthew McDermott on
These pages are filled with stories of bad corporate actors — companies that attempt to boost profits by cutting labor costs at the expense … read more.
What Can You Get for a Dime a Day? A Lot, Actually
by Saru Jayaraman and Joann Lo on
Big Food companies and their lobbying groups have lied to us many times. They convinced Congress to include tomato paste on pizzas as a vegetable. … read more.
A Prescription for Middle Class Recovery
by Danny Feingold on
As pundits constantly remind us, when it comes to the national elections, it’s the economy, stupid. But the parameters of the debate about our dire … read more.
Do Corporations Care About Wages?
by Donald Cohen and Colin Gordon on
There is little disagreement that consumer spending is a critical driver of American economic growth. The recession that began in 2007, while precipitated by … read more.
Pizza, Health Care and the Minimum Wage
by Rev. Jim Conn on
My grandchildren live on pizza. Oh, they eat other things that young children like, but whenever mom or dad work late or events intervene, the … read more.
Minimum Wage Doomsayers Still Wrong After 74 Years
by Donald Cohen on
Few American institutions have been subjected to such a consistent stream of vitriol and assault as the minimum wage, which celebrates its 74th birthday … read more.
