Editorial: Fighting for a living wage, legislators notwithstanding
By the Editorial Board | Aug 4, 2018 St. Louis hourly workers benefited briefly last year from an ordinance raising the minimum wage to $10 ...
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MISSOURI VOTERS CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKERS BY VOTING ‘YES’ ON PROPOSITION B TO RAISE MISSOURI’S MININUM WAGE
Missouri Secretary of State certifies signatures for November ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage gradually to $12 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Secretary of ...
Read MoreHere’s what Chicago’s higher minimum wage really did
In Chicago, wages are up and unemployment is down. This month, 367,000 workers in “the city that works” received raises when Chicago’s minimum wage rose ...
Read MoreEstimated Increases in 2019 Premiums by Congressional District Due to ACA Sabotage
Over the past two years, the Trump administration has worked tirelessly to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The U.S. Congress’ repeal of the individual mandate penalty and the ...
Read MoreWe haven’t raised the federal minimum wage in 9 years. Now is the time
Despite a tightening labor market, wage growth has been below the inflation rate. Meanwhile, only 4 percent of U.S. workers received a pay raise due ...
Read MoreThe Trump administration’s new poverty report builds a phony rationale to punish the poor
As part of its full-court press to require low-income people who receive nutritional, health or housing support to work, the Trump administration’s Council of Economic ...
Read MorePaychecks Lag as Profits Soar, and Prices Erode Wage Gains
Corporate profits have rarely swept up a bigger share of the nation’s wealth, and workers have rarely shared a smaller one. The lopsided split is especially ...
Read MoreIf the economy is ‘roaring’, why are so many Americans still struggling?
Donald Trump tells us every day the US economy is “strong”, “booming” and “roaring”. Yes. That’s true for his billionaire friends. Not so true for tens of ...
Read MoreRural Families Overburdened with Higher Energy Costs
Rural families face the highest energy burdens of any household group in America and spend a much larger percentage of their income on energy bills ...
Read MoreWhy Wages Won’t Rise When Unemployment Falls
Economists are pinching themselves. When demand runs ahead of supply, prices are supposed to go up. Then how can the labor market be so tight ...
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