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New Report Finds Amazon Warehouse Wages Fall Far Short, Fail to Provide Workers Middle-Income Earnings
NELP Applauds Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage
If signed into law, the Raise the Wage Act would mean increased earnings for over 60% of workers living in poverty, nearly one-third of all Black workers, and nearly one-quarter of Latinx workers.
Ten Years In, Fight for $15 and a Union Movement Helped Reduce Racial Wealth Gap Nationally, Injected $87.6 Billion Annually into U.S. Economy
Record Number of Cities, States Will Increase Minimum Wages in 2022
NELP Urges Congress to Pass the Raise the Wage Act of 2021
NELP Commends President Biden’s Swift Actions to Improve Government Contracted Jobs with $15 Minimum Wage Executive Order and Repeal of Ban on Anti-Bias Training
Minimum Wage Hikes Have Reversed Wage Declines for Workers in Lowest-Paid Jobs
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Minneapolis $15 Minimum Wage
Today's decision marks a historic victory for workers and local democracy in the Twin Cities.
47 States, Cities, Counties to Raise Minimum Wage on New Year’s Day