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What lessons can we learn from the FLSA and its history to help us restore the commitment to a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work?

More than 20 states rang in the new year with minimum wage increases. Advocates for hiking the federal minimum say it will increase consumer spending and boost the economy.

Aug. 13, 2021, letters: Readers comment on the minimum wage and repealing WEP.

My Take: 12 years without a minimum wage raise Holly Sklar EDITOR'S NOTE: The Michigan minimum wage effective Jan. 1, 2021, is $9.65. The rate did not increase this year because unemployment for 2020 exceeded 8.5%. Michigan’s minimum wage rate will next increase to $9.87 in the first calendar year following a calendar year for which the annual unemployment rate is less than 8.5%. We’ve hit a terrible milestone for the federal minimum wage — 12 years without a raise. The last increase was to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009. That’s so long ago, the top movies that year were "Transform...

Top Democrats introduce bill raising minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 Published Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, 1:59 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Top Democrats introduce bill raising minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 (© oatawa – stock.adobe.com) Legislation introduced in Congress this week would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 in five steps over the next four years. Under the terms of the Ra...