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CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | yesterday
An anonymous left today about this CD post from June : I own and operate a restaurant in a rural area of California (20,000 population) that is also a seasonal tourist destination and popular retirement spot. In the first three months of 2008, following California's January 1 increase in the minimum wage to $8 per hour, five restaurants went out of business. Restaurants often fail, but these are places...
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CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
The unemployment rate is now above 6% for the first time since 2003 and more than 600,000 jobs have been lost so far this year.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Nunavut's minimum wage went up Friday, making it the highest in Canada, but some say the new wage does not accurately reflect the high cost of living or the labour market in the territory.
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Mark Investments (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
There is only a week or so to go for restaurants, bars and hotels in Manchester to sign up to our Fair Tips guide for September’s Labour conference. We’re offering bosses who pay minimum wage and pass on all tips to staff free advertising in a booklet to be distributed to 20,000 delegates and a lovely [...]
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cryptogon.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Via: Mother Jones: Tens of thousands of US inmates are paid from pennies to minimum wage—minus fines and victim compensation—for everything from grunt work to firefighting to specialized labor. Here’s a sampling of what they make, and for whom. Eating in: Each month, California inmates process more than 680,000 pounds of beef, 400,000 pounds of chicken products, [...]
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D-Day (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
You may remember that Arnold Schwarzenegger sued John Chiang in state court to follow his order, and his dream, of cutting all state worker salaries to the minimum wage while we wait for a budget. The court date was set for September 12, which salvaged the salaries for the month of August. Chiang's next move was to partner with some labor allies and move the lawsuit into the federal courts . This not...
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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
The Cabinet is expected to meet next week to look into the proposal of Finance Minister Mohammad Shatah to raise the minimum wage to LL500,000 ($333) amid indications that this suggestion may not be settled in one session. Labor Minister Mohammad Fneish told The Daily Star on Thursday that he would give his opinion.
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Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Really, it’s for the children, right? In light of a recent increase in the federal minimum wage, a statewide organization is striving to remind Georgia lawmakers and residents the amount has not changed for state workers. The Georgia Minimum Wage Coalition is currently engaged in efforts to raise Georgia’s minimum wage, which remains at $5.15 despite a [...]
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icWales (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
SMALL businesses in Wales say they lack awareness about employment rights and the minimum wage.
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Get Rich Slowly (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
It can seem impossible to get ahead when you’re earning minimum wage. The idea of an emergency fund is nice, but to save for one, you must have money left at the end of the month. MarketWatch recently published a story about a San Francisco program that helps low-wage workers begin to save and develop better [...]
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Labourhome (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
I was happy when we came to power, hoping for at least a centre-left path. We have had some good things from the Government eg minimum wage (not enough), paternity pay, maternity leave, no of staff for union recognition etc, but how can you judge us as a social democratic/socialist party? I feel the real problem is the gap between the rich and the poor which is greater than it has ever been. We may...
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Obama HQ (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
“I’m in this race to take those tax breaks away from companies that are moving jobs overseas and put them in the pockets of hard working Americans who deserve it. And I won’t raise the minimum wage every ten years – I will raise it to keep pace so that workers don’t’ fall behind. That is why I am in it. To protect the American worker. To fight for the American worker." – Barack Obama at a speech in...
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Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Nunavut's new $10-an-hour minimum wage will take effect this Friday, Sept. 5, an increase of $1.50 over its current $8.50. That will make it the highest minimum hourly rate in Canada. When they voted on it in June, members of the legislative assembly said they wanted it to reflect the higher cost of living in Nunavut. In a news release, the government said the new rate will apply to all employees,...
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Angry Bear (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
by Noni Mousa Hmmm. $13 per hour minimum wage? I am CERTAIN that those dollars wouldn't go into savings -- instead they would go into paying bills and buying stuff, probably more pricey stuff than dollar store gimcrackery. Certainly it appears to be hard on employers. But I wonder how much of this is a problem built up over the past 30 years, with unsustainable wages now structured into business models....
