Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Religious leaders ask politicians to work to reduce poverty
By Jennifer McDermott, Jan. 7, 2020 Religious leaders in Rhode Island asked the state’s politicians Tuesday to pass bills this year to address poverty. Members of the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty marched to the Statehouse and gathered in the rotunda, prior to the opening of the new legislative session. Rabbi Michelle Dardashti,
Why the apprentice minimum wage is ‘exploitative’
By Dexter Hutchings, January 7, 2020 An increase in the national minimum wage for apprentices sounds like good news and is a step in the right direction, but for many people struggling to live on these appallingly low rates, it’s little more than a sop. Employers can currently pay apprentices aged under 19 or those
Sentara Healthcare expands its living wage initiative for employees
By Moriah Davis and Hailey Wilt | January 6, 2020 Employees at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital will soon have a few extra dollars in their pockets. The Sentara Hospital System as a whole is raising the minimum wage for staff. As of Sunday, January 5, employees at the hospital are now getting paid $15 an
Siskiyou County Employees begin strike for equality
by Felisha Le’CherMonday, January 6th 2020 Organized Employees of Siskiyou County (OESC) went on strike early Monday morning to fight for their health benefits and fair wages. Picketing began at the County Administrative Office on Fairlane Road and will continue Tuesday morning at the County Courthouse. The strike is expected to last five days. The
Nigeria: Minimum Wage – 25 States Fail Labour’s December 31 Deadline FacebookTwitterWhatsAppFlipboardLinkedInRedditEmailShare
JANUARY 7 2020 No fewer than 25 states of the federation have failed to meet the December 31, 2019, deadline given by organised labour to conclude all negotiations on the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage or face industrial unrest. Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, had on December 31, 2019, in its New
RTWPB pegs Bohol minimum wage at P356
January 7th 2020 From P338, the Regional Tripartite Wages Productivity Board (RTWPB) approved the implementation of P18 wage increase to peg the minimum wage for private sector workers and employees other than in Tagbilaran to P356.00. For Tagbilaran City, which falls under the RTWPB Class B, from P338, the board has approved the P28 increase