WASHINGTON Seeking to fulfill a long-standing Democratic ambition, a coalition of lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.
The measure, which is also included in President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion relief package, calls for gradually increasing the hourly wage in increments until it hits $15 in 2025. After that, it would be indexed to median wage growth a move meant to guarantee wages keep up with inflation without needing new legislation.
Democratic lawmakers have pushed for years to raise the minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 and hasn t been increased since 2009.
President Barack Obama pressed in his 2013 State of the Union address to bump up the hourly rate in stages to $9 an hour over two years, and state and local governments around the country have done just that. Voters have consistently approved even bigger minimum wage hikes when they appear on the ballot most recently in Florida, where voters supported
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Top Dems formally introduce $15 federal minimum wage bill January 26, 2021 12:11 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg
If the $15 minimum wage bill backed by Biden passes the entire nation will be covered by the new wage. Here people fight for that wage in Boston. | Steven Senne/AP
WASHINGTON Joined by a top “Fight for $15 and a union” campaigner, congressional Democrats formally introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. That would more than double the current minimum for adult workers, $7.25.
Ossoff, Warnock join senators in seeking $15 minimum wage
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Sen. Warnock goes one-on-one with FOX 5
Newly sworn-in Senator Raphael Warnock took a few minutes after his first 24 hours in office to speak with FOX 5 senior anchor Russ Spencer.
ATLANTA - Georgia’s newly elected United States Senators are among some of the lawmakers pushing to raise the federal minimum wage.
Sen. Jon Ossoff and Sen. Raphael Warnock, both democrats, joined their fellow Senate colleagues to introduce the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga) (left) and Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga) (right).
José Andrés Joins Call to Eliminate Tipped Minimum Wage in New York The restaurateur did not support Initiative 77, the ballot measure that would have done the same in D.C.
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Chef José Andrés joined other New York restaurant owners in signing his name to a letter urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to eliminate the tipped minimum wage, along with other policies they feel would help the hospitality industry and its workers “survive this crisis and thrive.”