Closing The Wage Gap

October 29, 2021

Starbucks and Costco raise wages in the nationwide competition for workers

October 28, 2021 By Alina Selyukh, NPR Costco has raised its minimum U.S. wage to $17 an hour, and Starbucks will raise its starting pay to $15 an hour. They join a growing list of chains that have added new incentives, trying to ...more

October 29, 2021

Tucson voters to decide on higher minimum wage proposal

Oct. 28, 2021, By BOB CHRISTIE, AP NEWS Voters in Tucson are being asked to approve a new minimum wage higher than the state’s baseline pay, potentially joining Flagstaff in adopting the $15 per hour rate long sought by progressive ...more

September 7, 2021

On this Labor Day, advocating for just wages means fighting company theft

Sep 6, 2021 by Stephenie Overman, National Catholic Reporter Exactly what constitutes a just or living wage, one that enables workers to support themselves and their families in a way consistent with human dignity, may be open to ...more

June 21, 2021

Delaware General Assembly passes $15 minimum wage, sends bill to Gov. John Carney

By Sarah Gamard, Published: Jun. 17, 2021 Delaware's minimum wage is expected to go to $15 an hour by 2025 after being passed late Thursday by the General Assembly. The House voted 26-15 along party lines to pass Senate Bill 15 by ...more

June 18, 2021

Lawmakers propose raising Wisconsin’s minimum wage to $15 an hour

By Juliana Tornabene, Published: Jun. 17, 2021 MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two lawmakers from Madison have introduced legislation Thursday to raise the Wisconsin’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. State Sen. Melissa Agard (D-Madison) and State ...more

May 28, 2021

City of Wichita raises minimum wage for new employees to $15, plans to also raise it for current employees

By Eli Higgins for Kake May 27, 2021 Like most industries, the City of Wichita has found itself in a very competitive labor market during the pandemic, making it hard to find help. But after pledging a big change to its minimum wage, city ...more

May 17, 2021

CT nursing home workers postpone planned strikes

By: Susan Haigh for The Bulletin May 14, 2021 Unionized nursing home workers agreed to postpone strikes planned for Friday at 26 facilities across Connecticut after Gov. Ned Lamont's administration reached an agreement with union leaders ...more

May 10, 2021

Chipotle increasing hourly minimum wage to $15

By Cherryh Cansler for Fast Casual May 10, 2021 All Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant workers will earn $15 per hour by June, as well as have a chance to become a "restaurateur," the chain's highest general manager position. The average ...more

May 3, 2021

Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Issues an Executive Order to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 for Federal Contractors

By White House Briefing Room April 27, 2021 for the The White House Today, President Biden is issuing an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to hundreds of thousands of workers who are working on federal contracts. These workers are critical to the functioning of the federal government: from cleaning professionals and maintenance workers who ensure federal employees have safe and clean places to work, to nursing assistants who care for the nation’s veterans, to cafeteria and other food service workers who ensure military members have healthy and nutritious food to eat, to laborers who build and repair federal infrastructure. ...more

April 26, 2021

Punch Pizza announces it's raising starting wage to $15 an hour

By:Declan Desmond April 25, 2021 for Bring Me The News The $15-an-hour minimum wage movement has gained at least one key adopter in the Twin Cities: Punch Neapolitan Pizza. The local chain, which boasts 12 locations around the metro, made the announcement on Facebook this weekend: Punch says that, "starting today, all newly hired employees will start at $15/hr," and that "100% of our current employees are also getting a raise." "We think our employees are our number one asset," the post says. "When we ask customers why they return to Punch the top two answers, closely ranked, are the quality of our pizza and our engaged, friendly employees." As WCCO notes, Punch is "one of the first Minnesota restaurant companies to make this leap to a $15 minimum wage." The station says the company will also be expanding its training programs along with the wage increase. ...more