Gov. Josh Shapiro calls on lawmakers to raise minimum wage
"Let’s be real, our minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 15 years," Shapiro said.
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"Let’s be real, our minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 15 years," Shapiro said.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In the year 2023, a job should lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality and record-breaking corporate profits, we can no longer tolerate millions of workers being unable to feed their families because they are working for totally inadequate wages,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The post Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will introduce new legislation on Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $17.
Leaders of the Service Trades Council Union have won negotiations with Disney World to increase the base hourly pay from $15 to $18. With this deal, most Disney workers will find an increment of $5.50 and $8.60 in their hourly pay by the end of the 5-year contract once the deal goes through. In February, Disney World
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gave his first budget address on Tuesday in Harrisburg.