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27 March 2006

03.27.06 National: DEMOCRATIC LEADERS PRESS REPUBLICANS TO PASS MIN. WAGE INCREASE AFTER BUSH OFFICIALS SIGNAL OPENNESS

“Two Bush Cabinet officials have indicated that the administration would finally be open to an increase in the national minimum wage, stuck at $5.15 per hour for the past 7 years. This is unexpected, but welcome, news from an administration that has rep

23 February 2006

Facing South: New Fed Reserve Chair: Higher minimum wage OK

Building on the successful 2004 ballot initiative in Florida, advocates for workers are pushing to pass minimum wages increases across the country, including here in North Carolina. 17 states have already boosted their state minimum pay above the federal

Raven's View: US Worst Among Industrialized Nations in Minimum Wage Inequality

Raising the minimum wage must be one of the most important campaign issues in 2006. There has not been an increase in the minimum wage since 1997--nine years. During that time, the value of the wage has dropped considerably, from roughly 39 percent of the