Oct 09 | 2018
Business Insider
Amazon recently made headlines by raising its minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour. The company had previously come under fire for “exploitative employment practices,” so many people felt the raise was long overdue. But despite making $178 billion in 2017, Amazon appears to be unwilling to take the fiscal hit to ensure fair
Dec 20 | 2016
The cost of living increases every year. Those who are surviving on a minimum wage often need to work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. There’s been ongoing political debate on the federal and state levels about raising the minimum wage. Without a move from Congress to raise the minimum wage on a federal
Nov 09 | 2016
Even though the focus is off of him these days, during Bernie Sanders’s run for presidency, one of the things we heard over and over was, “raise minimum wage, raise minimum wage!” In fact, one of the Vermont Senator’s most applauded proposals was raising national minimum wage from its current amount…
Nov 08 | 2016
Money talks!
Even though the focus is off of him these days, during Bernie Sanders’s run for presidency, one of the things we heard over and over was, “raise minimum wage, raise minimum wage!” In fact, one of the Vermont Senator’s most applauded proposals was raising national minimum wage from its current amount of $7.25/hr to $15/hr.