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US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will raise the minimum hourly wage for federal contract workers to $15, a massive 37-percent hike

How Biden’s minimum wage order will impact thousands of contractors April 29 Federal contractors say that the minimum wage increase could mean the difference for them to put food on the table next year. (fizkes) Federal contract workers performing essential services for government agencies during the pandemic will see a marked increase in their quality of life and financial stability under President Joe Biden’s order to increase the minimum wage for such workers, according to a roundtable hosted by the Department of Labor April 27. “These workers and all workers deserve to earn a ...

Joe Biden raises minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors President signed an executive order that will provide a pay bump to thousands of workers, some who make as little as $10.95 an hour Biden has pushed to establish a $15 hourly minimum wage nationwide for all workers, making it a part of his coronavirus relief package. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Biden has pushed to establish a $15 hourly minimum wage nationwide for all workers, making it a part of his coronavirus relief package. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Guardianstaffandagencies Tue 27 Apr 2021 20.10 EDT Joe Biden has signed an...

UPDATE 1-Biden raising minimum wage for federal contractors to $15/hr Reuters 1 hr ago (Adds comments from advocates) By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will press his case for a national $15 minimum wage with an executive order on Tuesday raising pay to at least that level for hundreds of thousands of federal contract workers, senior White House officials said. This would increase their existing minimum wage of $10.95 by nearly 37% by March 2022 with future increases still tied to inflation. The workers range from cleaning and maintenan...

ST John`s Church in Ben Rhydding held an Animal Blessing Service at the weekend. The regular service was held on Zoom this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and were delighted to welcome 24 households – across a wide age-range – bringing their animals to show and be prayed for. Sylvia Walker, of St John’s, said: “We had dogs, cats, chickens and guinea pigs – and many of these were introduced personally and had their lovely coats admired! Prayers were offered for farmed animals and those in the wild, and we were reminded in our final blessing of our responsibility to care fo...