If minimum wage matched 1968 purchasing power, you'd earn $421,200 more over 30 years. With productivity adjustments, the gap reaches $670K-$1M in earnings.

The relationship between poverty and family breakdown has always been undeniable. For decades, conservatives have rightly sounded the alarm about family breakdown — declining marriage rates, rising ...

D.C. domestic workers organize for contracts, rights, and respect under new law, with NDWA trainings, legal support, and outreach.

Explore the daily lives of South Africa’s domestic workers, who rise before dawn to support their families while facing the ...

TWG MEETING. The National Anti-Poverty Commission’s Formal Labor and Migrant Workers Sectoral Council (NAPC-FLMWSC) Sectoral Representative Danilo Laserna speaks at Technical Working Group meeting at ...

Longmont City Council will not pursue a local minimum wage increase for now, instead opting to wait for Boulder County to finalize its own ordinance before taking further action. A formal motion ...

Florida's minimum wage is increasing annually and is set to reach $15 per hour in 2026. A proposed bill, HB 221, would allow some workers in training programs to opt out of the state minimum wage.

An effort to cheapen labor costs has resurfaced in the Florida Legislature after failing to gain the traction it needed in order to pass earlier this year. Florida Republican Ryan Chamberlin, ...

WIDESPREAD DISASTER. CALIFORNIA’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL GO UP TO $16.90 STARTING NEXT YEAR. IN A LETTER SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TODAY, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NOTIFIED ...

Bentonville, Ark.—A decade ago, the largest private employer in the U.S., Walmart WMT-1.60%decrease; red down pointing triangle, increased its starting wage to $9 an hour. Raising the salaries of ...