minimum wage Archive
Here in Ontario Canada, our Provincial Government has in its wisdom, raised the minimum wage to $14.00 per hour as of January 1, 2018. This move resulted in a significant increase for minimum wage earners from the earlier $11.60 per …
Advocates claim that raising the minimum wage would lift many families out of poverty and reduce income equality, but a new study contends that a rise in wages would also reduce child maltreatment. According to a study from University of …
As the federal government has stalled on raising the minimum wage, many city and local governments are taking action to reduce income inequality, following the lead of Seattle, which recently raised its minimum wage to become the highest in the …
On June 2, the Seattle City Council voted to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15, which will be fully implemented for large businesses by 2017 and for small businesses by 2021. The multi-year phased process will begin in April …
“Money is your work in paper form,” my high school history teacher told my class way back in 1987. Then he pulled out his wallet and showed us a piece of green paper. “This ten dollar bill represents about 30 …
A news piece on NPR this morning really caught my attention. The news piece said Rolls Royce just had its best year in its 107 year history. U.S. sales were up 17%, European sales were up 30%, and Asian sales …