Politicians holding a press conference with a sign that says Living Wage for All
Politicians holding a press conference with a sign that says Living Wage for All
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A close-up of two hands, with a person handing another person a stack of $10 bills—the background is tinted orange, an image of two papers with complicated graphs on them.
In every issue of _Ms._ , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup.
This week:
—The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, slashing protections against racially discriminatory voting laws.
—A record high…
Following Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s announcement of a comprehensive minimum income of $240 starting
Minimum wage barista
A man hands a waiter a tip
A man and girl shop for groceries
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
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Paul Murphy calls for end to ‘legalised discrimination and hyper-exploitation’ of young workers and says Government should enact People Before Profit’s National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill after ESRI report shows more businesses are forcing sub-minimum pay on under 20s.
In 2012, in what _The New York Times_ called “the biggest wave of job actions in the history of America’s fast-food industry,” workers in New York City walked off their jobs and held a protest demanding a $15 minimum wage. The so-called Fight for $15 was born, and over the next few years workers in cities around the country joined the protests, while the federal minimum wage continued to languish…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
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