Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
SFUSD Looks to Meet City’s Minimum Wage
The Board of Education expected to vote tonight to meet the local minimum wage in the coming years. Read more: http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sfusd-looks-to-meet-citys-minimum-wage/Content?oid=2871584
Arguments Against a Minimum Wage Increase Are Out of Touch
Response to some of the backlash thrown by restaurants who are against the minimum wage increase in San Francisco. Read more: http://www.sfbg.com/2014/08/05/arguments-against-minimum-wage-increase-are-out-touch
The President Signs the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order
President Obama delivers remarks before signing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium. Read more: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/07/31/president-signs-fair-pay-and-safe-workplace-executive-order
The Next Big Fight in Income Inequality is About to Go Down in California
Overview of the efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 in the bay area. Read more: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118907/bay-area-minimum-wage-can-northern-california-pay-15hour
Oakland Rejects Business-Backed Minimum Wage Hike
Oakland’s City Council rejects the proposal to raise minimum wage to $12.25. Read more: http://www.insidebayarea.com/my-town/ci_26244449/oakland-rejects-business-backed-minimum-wage-hike
State Senate Passes $13 Minimum Wage
California State Senate voted 21-12 to raise the state’s minimum wage to at least $13 per hour by 2017. The bill would also require the minimum wage to be automatically adjusted for inflation annually beginning in 2018. Read more: http://www.california-partnership.org/2014/05/29/california-state-senate-passes-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-13-per-hour/