Washington’s minimum wage falls far short of a living wage

Isaiah Day, Spokane restaurant worker PHOTO/Colin Mulvany

Despite have the best minimum wage in the county at $9.19/hour in 2013, Washington’s minimum wage still falls short of what many people need to meet basic needs. A recent report from the Alliance for a Just Society titled The Job Gap Report finds that many minimum wage workers are struggling just to make ends meet. […]

America’s biggest retailers could lift 1.5 million workers and their families out of poverty for pennies a day

Retail's Hidden POtential

A new study demonstrates big retailers could provide the nation a needed economic boost by paying higher wages – all while remaining profitable and continuing to offer low prices. Researchers at Demos have published a new study, titled Retail’s Hidden Potential, that explores the effects of establishing a new wage floor for the lowest-paid retail […]

Post-election minimum wage round-up: Albuquerque, San Jose, Long Beach approve increases

sanjose

Washington state has been a national leader with our landmark minimum wage law, passed in 1998 by two-thirds of Washington voters. That law increased Washington’s minimum wage, and tied all future increases to inflation – making increases automatic and predictable. Since then, nine states and several cities have followed suit – and last night’s election […]

Sure, your food is “sustainable” – but what about the wages for the people who made it?

istockphoto kitchen workers

There’s nothing more enticing than a good meal, but a recent report released by the Food Chain Workers Alliance might make your next feast a little less appealing. The report, The Hands That Feed Us, is an unnerving account of this country’s food industry and the state of its workers – a place where just […]

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