Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-01-23/livable-wages-working-families/as-other-states-see-pay-hikes-pa-minimum-wage-stuck-at-7-25/a82377-1 January 23, 2023 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Low-wage workers in Pennsylvania are missing out on the pay hikes in 23 other states that took effect this month, when those … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): New Keystone Research brief profiles workers who would benefit Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday at a press conference with Sen. Art Haywood, the Keystone Research Center (KRC) released a new brief outlining who would benefit from … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-16/budget-policy-and-priorities/wolf-community-leaders-seek-2-000-payments-for-pennsylvanians/a79121-1 May 16, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Gov. Tom Wolf, lawmakers and community leaders are calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation that would send checks of up … Continued
From Civic Action (https://www.civicaction.com/): Congress hasn’t raised the minimum wage in almost 13 years – which has left millions of Americans struggling to get by on only $7.25 an hour. We’re calling on Congress to raise the minimum wage to … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): New research reveals that nearly a third of all workers in the US earn under $15 an hour. But women and people of color do much more than their fair share of low-wage jobs, and as … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In honor of April Fools’ Day, we give you three charts that should be April Fools’ jokes—but unfortunately are all too real. CEOs make 351 times as much as typical workers From 1978 to … Continued
Harrisburg, Pa. – Today Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will fulfill its commitment to raise the minimum wage for commonwealth employees to $15 per hour by January 31, 2022. Gov. Wolf signed Executive Order 2016-02 in … Continued
On Jul 6, 2006, former Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill to raise PA’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.15/hr. It was raised to $7.25/hr. only when the federal minimum wage was increased in 2009. It’s been 15+ years since … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): 32 million U.S. workers would get a raise by lifting the federal minimum wage to $15/hour by 2025, but who are these workers? Chances are, not who you’d expect. When we think about minimum … Continued
Call Your Legislators Now!!! October 27, 2021 – November 3, 2021 Members of the Senate and House are considering increasing the minimum wage as this year winds down. Call them and demand they vote for a minimum wage increase. Call … Continued