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Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour minimum wage almost a decade ago. Nearly a year into the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began...
The latest: Is the president undermining the push to raise the minimum wage? Plus, COVID-19 stimulus talks push forward. Get caught up.
President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be a big reason why.
The president has seemingly undermined the push to raise the minimum wage by acknowledging its dim prospects in Congress, where it faces political opposition and procedural hurdles.