As Other States See Pay Hikes, PA Minimum Wage Stuck at $7.25

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

Report: Women Would Disproportionately Benefit from a Minimum Wage Hike

From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to enable the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban sex-based discrimination in our Constitution. Discrimination based on sex takes many forms―and … Continued

Increasing the Minimum Wage to $15/hour by 2025 Would Raise Wages for Over 2 Million Workers in Pennsylvania. Who Are They?

HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center released a new study today outlining the demographics of the over two million workers across the state who would see their wages raised if Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15/hour by the … Continued

Seven Facts About Tipped Workers and the Tipped Minimum Wage

Posted at https://www.epi.org/blog/seven-facts-about-tipped-workers-and-the-tipped-minimum-wage/ Posted May 31, 2018 at 4:40 pm by Elise Gould and David Cooper As debate continues on a referendum to raise the tipped minimum wage in Washington, D.C., to the minimum wage for nearly all other workers, we wanted to take … Continued

Report Calls for Big Boost in Minimum Wage

Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-04-16/livable-wages-working-families/report-calls-for-big-boost-in-minimum-wage/a62200-1 April 16, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Many workers who depend on tips say they experience increased levels of sexual harassment. (Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report calls … Continued