Contradicting Her Own Claim, Yellen Says Minimum Wage Hike Would Result in ‘Minimal’ Job Loss

Yellen backed 2014 report forecasting 500,000 lost jobs from minimum wage hike

Collin Anderson
January 19, 2021 5:30 PM

Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen previously backed a 2014 report which found that a $10.10 federal minimum wage could kill half a million jobs. On Tuesday, she claimed that a $15 minimum wage would result in "minimal" job loss.

Biden Chief of Staff Seems to Back $23 Minimum Wage

Charles Fain Lehman
January 8, 2021 5:30 PM

Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain on Friday appeared to endorse a $23-per-hour minimum wage, just minutes after President-elect Joe Biden called for boosting the federal minimum wage.

Tulane Students Demand Fossil-Fuel Divestment and Minimum Wage as Part of COVID Response

Chrissy Clark
January 4, 2021 4:00 PM

Tulane University activists are demanding that the school divest from fossil fuels and establish a $15 minimum wage as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dems Must Pair Student-Debt Forgiveness With $15 Minimum Wage, Vox Writer Says

Plan would not pay out proportionately to least-well-off workers

Charles Fain Lehman
December 15, 2020 2:10 PM

Democrats see student-debt forgiveness as a major priority for Joe Biden's first day in office, even though the policy would move vast wealth from the poor to the rich. One Vox writer has a solution: Give minimum-wage workers a little boost too.

Biden: $15 Minimum Wage Will ‘Bail Out’ Small Businesses

Analysis found that minimum wage hike would kill 2 million jobs

Collin Anderson
October 22, 2020 10:50 PM

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said a $15 federal minimum wage—which studies say will kill as many as two million jobs—was needed to “bail out” small businesses.

Report: Biden Economic Policy Will Kill Two Million Jobs

$15 minimum wage hike would slash jobs from women, minorities

Collin Anderson
October 19, 2020 5:00 AM

One of Joe Biden's top economic policy priorities could kill as many as two million new jobs, a new report finds.

Chamber of Commerce Backs Democrats Pushing $15 Minimum Wage

Chamber has said policy could cut 3.7 million jobs

Collin Anderson
September 2, 2020 6:00 PM

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is endorsing 18 House Democrats who voted in favor of raising the federal minimum wage to $15, a policy the business group said would cost the country 3.7 million jobs.

Union Decries ‘Rotten’ McDonald’s Culture, Ignores Own History of Misconduct

SEIU leaders accused of 'abusive and aggressive behavior,' sexual assault

Collin Anderson
November 7, 2019 5:00 AM

One of the country's top liberal labor unions is decrying McDonald's "rotten" culture but is still grappling with its own history of misconduct complaints, including allegations of sexual assault and "abusive and aggressive behavior" throughout its ranks.

Buttigieg Invokes Scripture to Argue for an Increased Minimum Wage

The mayor criticized Republican Christian senators who don't support raising the minimum wage

Charlie Hoffmann
July 30, 2019 10:51 PM

South Bend mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg invoked Christian scripture to argue for increasing the minimum wage during Tuesday's Democratic debate.

Tlaib Calls for $20 Minimum Wage, Offers $15 Internships

Told Detroit voters 'it should be $20 an hour, $18 to $20 at this point'

Philip Caldwell
July 25, 2019 11:30 AM

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) has called for a $20 federal minimum wage, but the freshman representative's congressional office offers applications for $15 per hour internship positions.