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Tag: minimum wage

How to win the nation’s highest minimum wage

It took more than two years of hard work and relentless campaigning for LA’s tourism workers to win $30 an hour. Here’s how they did it.

Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan

As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.

GOP plans to sidestep Senate rules to force $4.6 trillion tax...

Republicans aim to make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent by bypassing the Senate parliamentarian—an approach Democrats refused to take to raise the minimum wage.

Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising $7.25 minimum wage despite...

Bessent links wage policies to state decisions while critics warn of deepening inequality.

A global minimum wage would reduce poverty and corporate power

The world’s vast economic inequality “is no accident,” concluded a top Oxfam official.

New Year minimum wage hikes hopeful to boost consumer spending, strengthen...

In 2025, 15 states plus Washington D.C. have scheduled minimum wage increases to $15 or higher.

California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers goes into effect:...

Fast food workers at establishments with at least 60 locations nationwide will see their wages increase to $20 an hour, a substantial uplift from the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

Minimum wage rises across 22 states ushering in new era for...

The impact of these wage hikes will be closely watched as the nation grapples with economic challenges and seeks to balance the needs of workers and businesses.

United Nations expert castigates Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash over ‘disgraceful’ labor practices

UN rapporteur challenges corporate giants on poverty wages and labor violations.

Home Depot makes investment of additional $1 billion in wage increases...

This investment makes the home improvement retailer's starting wage in every U.S. market at or above $15 per hour.

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Trump allies with fossil fuel billionaires as Sunrise launches campaign to end the oligarchy

New youth-led movement confronts Trump’s climate rollbacks and Big Oil’s influence while pushing for state-level accountability and mass mobilization.

Trump reportedly greenlights Iran attack plans as military buildup expands

Reports reveal trump’s private approval of attack plans as U.S. forces deploy across Europe and Middle East amid rising pressure from Israeli and GOP war hawks.

Republican budget shifts wealth to the top as workers pay the price, report finds

New congressional analysis reveals massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans while working families shoulder cuts, tariffs, and rising costs under GOP economic plans.

General Mills to remove dyes from products amid legal action

The probe revealed that the company was deceptively marketing its cereals as "healthy" and "nutritious" despite containing petroleum-based food coloring.