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July 23, 2021
News & Commentary

Hannah Finnie

In Kansas, Frito-Lay workers are continuing to strike as their efforts are picking up national attention. Unionized with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union, the workers are protesting what they view as unsustainable working conditions: forced overtime, so-called “suicide shifts” where you only have eight hours off in between 12-hour shifts, extreme […]

The Shortcomings of Proposals for an Indexed, Living Minimum Wage

Feb 26, 2020 Ryan H. Nelson

Most of the leading Democratic candidates for President have argued for raising the federal minimum wage to $15.00 per hour to ensure that Americans working full-time can earn a living wage (as Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have said). Moreover, all of these candidates have argued for indexing the federal minimum […]

September 27, 2019
News & Commentary

Owen Senders

On Thursday, the Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia to be labor secretary. The vote was 53-44 along party lines. Scalia received support from 13 former career officials with the Labor Department, who wrote in a letter to lawmakers that Scalia was “very supportive of enforcement litigation to vindicate the rights of workers.” Senator Chuck Schumer remained […]

July 18, 2019
News & Commentary

Jared Odessky

House Democrats are expected to pass the Raise the Wage Act today after overcoming opposition from within party ranks. The bill would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour by 2024. Once the minimum reached $15, it would be indexed to inflation. The bill […]

July 9, 2019
News & Commentary

Ryan Gorman

Yesterday, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota, announced plans for a work stoppage next week on July 15, to coincide with Amazon’s “Prime Day” sale. Organizers are currently planning a six-hour stoppage, coupled with a nearby rally meant to draw attention to the company’s failure to address workers concerns over harsh working conditions, […]

July 3, 2019
News & Commentary

Owen Senders

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that a group of prominent Republicans will file an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to rule that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against gay men, lesbians, and transgender people in the workplace. After returning from its summer recess, the Court will […]

June 28, 2019
News & Commentary

Alisha Jarwala

The Democratic debates kicked off this week on Wednesday and Thursday, and POLITICO reports that all of the candidates support raising the federal minimum wage to $15, except for two. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet supports raising the hourly federal minimum to $12 and encouraging higher-cost areas to increase to $15 gradually. Entrepreneur Andrew Yang advocates […]

March 8, 2019
News & Commentary

Alisha Jarwala

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown announced that he will not run for president in 2020. Brown already completed a tour of early primary states, where he emphasized a message of economic opportunity and dignity of work. “We’ve seen candidates begin taking up the dignity of work fight, and we have seen voters across the country demanding […]

January 17, 2019
News & Commentary

Jared Odessky

Yesterday Representatives Bobby Scott, Stephanie Murphy, and Mark Pocan and Senators Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders announced their introduction of the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. The bill would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from its present rate of $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour by 2024. While minimum wage workers in […]

November 4, 2018
News & Commentary

Jenny Braun

Commenting on the Google walkout last Thursday, Professor Brishen Rogers told CNBC that the “numbers and level of coordination involved” were “unprecedented” in the tech sector. In white-collar tech, where employers pose as “family” and salaries are high, unions are nearly nonexistent; many watching the walkout, however, spot on the horizon a new phase of […]

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July 23, 2021

The Shortcomings of Proposals for an Indexed, Living Minimum Wage

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