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Arizona’s minimum wage tied to Consumer Price Index changes

By: RUSS WILES, Arizona Republic – June 5, 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — Concern about the inflation rate is widespread following a jump to a four-decade high earlier this year. In Arizona, rising inflation has an added twist: the state’s minimum wage is now tied to changes in the Consumer Price Index. If prices continue to rise […]

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‘It’s not worth it’: rising gas prices force drivers to work for less than minimum wage

By Dani Anguiano PUBLISHED MARCH 10, 2022 By Tuesday afternoon, Lyft driver Elida Zabaleta had earned $100 in the five hours she spent ferrying passengers across the city of San Jose. With gas prices in California surging, she’d have to use more than half of that to cover fuel for the day, leaving her with just $45.

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Health Care workers protest for sustainable wages to live on the North Coast

by DANIA ROMERO Wednesday, March 9th 2022 EUREKA, Calif. — A protest was held today at the Granada rehabilitation center in Eureka, to urge a rise in wages for health care workers. Many said at the protest, that their earnings aren’t enough to sustain a living on the North Coast, even showing proof that they’re making more

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