Revenue Options Real and Fake: A Minimum Wage Increase and Gaming Expansion
Ten years ago was the last time Pennsylvania raised the minimum wage in advance of the federal government doing...
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Global…and Pennsylvania…Fight for $15 Still Growing This 4-15
Today is April 15, also known as “4-15.” In 300 cities in 40 countries today fast food workers are...
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Governor Wolf’s Minimum Wage Executive Order — A Step in the Right Direction
This week, Governor Tom Wolf announced that, through executive order, he would require Pennsylvania state workers under his jurisdiction...
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Economic Policies That Raise Wages
Below is the fourth in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania
Below is the third in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Resolution of State Budget Must Include Minimum Wage Increase and Greater Investments in Higher Education
The director of Pennsylvania Working Families wrote an excellent op-ed calling for the General Assembly to raise the minimum...
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The Fight for $15 Is Already Lifting Wages
Today, in 200 U.S. cities, workers will rally for higher pay and a union. These actions, which started in...
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Just the Facts: Sen. Wagner’s Proposal Is Not a Real Increase in Minimum Wage
There are two fresh proposals circulating in the Pennsylvania State Senate this week which seek to raise the minimum...
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A New Year’s Resolution That Lawmakers Should Find Easy to Keep: Increase the PA Minimum Wage in 2015
As we close in on the end of 2014, here’s our suggestion for a New Year’s Resolution PA lawmakers...
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Seattle Has Adopted a City Minimum Wage of $15 an Hour
As you may have heard by now, Seattle has adopted a city minimum wage of $15 an hour. As...
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Minimum Wage Increases Didn’t Hurt Job Growth in Other States; It’s Time for PA to Join the Club
Last week, Michigan passed a bill to increase its minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $9.25 an hour...
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Pocket Money for a Business Lobbyist Is Real Money for Working Families
On Wednesday, ABC27 did a story on proposals to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania which attributed the following...
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