03 April 2006
04.01.06 CA: Minimum Wage Hearings Not Doing Much For Gov.
by aflciopolitical
Sacramento, CA – When it comes to raising the minimum wage, it seems like no one can agree. The California Labor Federation is sponsoring bills in the Assembly and Senate to boost the $6.75 minimum wage by $1 and make future increases automatic with the
04.01.06 WA: Northwest Progressive Institute: Higher minimum wage helps us all
by aflciopolitical
A recent column from John Burbank reminded me that Washington is almost civilized in its treatment of low wage workers. Burbank is head of EOI, the Economic Opportunity Institute, based in Seattle. He and EOI were prime proponents of initiative 688, which
31 March 2006
Petition calls for vote on raising state's minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
OKLAHOMA CITY An initiative petition calling for a statewide vote on raising the state's minimum wage has been filed with the secretary of state. The petition by the group Raise Oklahoma calls for raising the minimum wage in Oklahoma from the federal mini
30 March 2006
03.30.06 MA: Minimum-wage increase supporters are hopeful
by aflciopolitical
Attorney General Thomas Reilly last Wednesday joined the chorus of workers, unions and lawmakers calling for the state to adopt the highest minimum wage in the nation. Speaking to more than 100 workers and supporters of the proposal to increase the w
03.30.06 CA: Minimum wage hike stalls / Governor's plan dies, and he says he'll veto Democrats' plan
by aflciopolitical
Sacramento -- A key piece of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election year agenda suffered a setback Wednesday as his bid to raise the minimum wage by $1 failed in its first legislative hearing. Senate Democrats instead approved a broader proposal that
29 March 2006
03.27.06 AR: Legislators to Consider Minimum Wage Increase in Arkansas
by aflciopolitical
Little Rock - A compromise has been reached regarding Arkansas' minimum wage. Instead of sending the issue to the voters, legislators will consider a minimum wage increase during a special session. A group known as "Give Arkansas A Raise Now" has been try
Georgia Living Wage Coalition
by aflciopolitical
The Atlanta Living Wage Campaign was initially coordinated by four community organizations, listed below. The campaign continues through the support of over 100 labor, community, and religious organizations in Atlanta.
Ohioans For A Fair Minimum Wage
by aflciopolitical
Ohioans For A Fair Minimum Wage is a coalition of non-profit, community, faith-based, civil rights and labor organizations that believe no one should have to work for $4.25 an hour -- where Ohio's pathetic minimum wage has been mired since 1990. We believ
New Mexico Living Wage
by aflciopolitical
Minimum Wage bills failed in NM for now when deadline passed
azminimumwage.com
by aflciopolitical
Coalition pushing ballot initiative for $1.60 raise in AZ minimum wage
Give Arkansas a Raise Now
by aflciopolitical
Coalition proposing a constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage in Arkansas by $1 an hour (from $5.15 to $6.15) effective January 1, 2007. Starting January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter, the minimum wage would be adjusted base
03.28.06 AR: Solons get behind plan to increase minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
If Gov. Mike Huckabee gets a special legislative session rolling by April 3, lawmakers may head off a constitutional amendment to raise Arkansas' minimum wage by increasing it themselves. A compromise minimum wage plan could be included on the agenda for
03.29.06 ME: Approval for Minimum Wage Increase Pending
by aflciopolitical
A bill to raise the current minimum wage of $6.50 to $6.75 this October and then to $7 in October of 2007 appears to be on its way to final approval after the Senate this week rejected an amendment to add a training wage to the proposal. The amendment, pr
03.29.06 MI: Granholm signs the minimum wage hike
by aflciopolitical
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a higher minimum wage law Tuesday, calling it a victory for workers and a boost to Michigan's economy. The current minimum wage of $5.15 an hour rises to $6.95 on Oct. 1. The hourly base goes to $7.15 in July 2007 and $7.40 i
27 March 2006
Base executive pay on minimum wage level
by aflciopolitical
The minimum wage has not nearly kept pace with the rate of inflation over the past 50 years. It has not increased over the past eight years. Escalation of executive compensation, however, has become a national scandal. I invite you to ponder the value to
03.24.06 OH: Minimum-Wage Raise Touted
by aflciopolitical
Boosting the state minimum wage to $6.85 an hour — a proposal likely to appear on the November statewide ballot — would result in raises for 1 in 7 Ohio workers, according to a new study. An estimated 720,000 workers, 58 percent of them women, would b
03.27.06 CA: Minimum Wage Bills Face Challenge In Sacramento
by aflciopolitical
(AP) SACRAMENTO Three bills to raise the minimum wage - one backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and two by Democrats - face tests this week in the California Legislature. All three measures would boost the hourly minimum wage by $1 to $7.75, making it on
03.26.06 AR: Arkansas' minimum wage scenarios
by aflciopolitical
A proposed constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas from $5.15 per hour to $6.15 per hour is being considered on a call for a special legislative session. A proposed amendment in Arkansas would require an annual automatic increase or
03.27.06 National: DEMOCRATIC LEADERS PRESS REPUBLICANS TO PASS MIN. WAGE INCREASE AFTER BUSH OFFICIALS SIGNAL OPENNESS
by aflciopolitical
“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
03.27.06 PA: Halfway on wage is not enough
by aflciopolitical
As we wrote in January, a full-time worker making the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour, unchanged since 1997, earns $206 per 40-hour week and $10,712 per year. Those who support a child, a spouse or a parent while on minimum wage fall more than $2
03.24.06 MI: Democrats, labor drop minimum wage petition drive
by aflciopolitical
Sponsors are pulling the plug on a petition drive to raise Michigan’s minimum wage, as Gov. Jennifer Granholm prepares to sign into law Tuesday an even higher minimum wage than the campaign sought. A campaign to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour
23 March 2006
03.23.06 FL: Mayor Wants To Override Minimum Wage For Miami Workers
by aflciopolitical
MIAMI -- At a meeting of the Miami City Commission Thursday, Mayor Manny Diaz presented an ordinance that could increase the pay of some of the city's most poorly compensated workers. If the ordinance passes, the city of Miami and private firms that act a
03.23.06 ID: House committee kills minimum wage bill
by aflciopolitical
BOISE, IDAHO -- A push to increase Idaho's minimum wage by a dollar is dead. The House State Affairs Committee voted 12-to-five against the plan to raise the minimum wage to $6.15 an hour from $5.15.
03.23.06 MA: Reilly urges increase in minimum wage - The Boston Globe
by aflciopolitical
Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly joined the chorus of workers, unions, and lawmakers yesterday calling for the state to adopt the highest minimum wage in the nation.
