Nov 04, 2019 The Sudbury Workers’ Education and Advocacy Centre (SWEAC) wants people to know how a living wage can benefit workers. Executive director Scott Florence explains that the living wage is the hourly wage a worker needs to earn to cover basic expenses and participate in their community. He adds that many people know

By Owen Sheppard NOV 4, 2019 Police were called to St Mary’s Hospital A&E where cleaners and porters were on strike to demand higher wages and improved benefits. More than 150 workers took part in the walk-out on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week (October 29-October 31) The United Voices of the World trade union,

By Randy Richmond November 5, 2019 Londoners need to make $16.20 an hour just to get by, according to the latest living wage calculations. But that won’t allow people to save money or pay down debt. And in the midst of a jobs, housing and poverty crisis in the city, a network that encouraged employers

By: Jennifer Kovaleski Nov 04, 2019 DENVER — Colorado lawmakers passed a law last spring that gave cities and counties, for the first time, the power to set their own minimum wage. Denver is the first city to propose a hike under the new law, and Mayor Michael Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kniech on Monday

By Evelina Nedlund November 4, 2019 New York (CNN Business)The American job market remains tight, and banks are scrambling to find people who want to work at their branches. That’s why Bank of America is raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour in 2020 — a year earlier than expected. Bank of America (BAC)

By Nelson D. Schwartz Labor unions and community groups are pursuing an increasingly successful strategy to force employers to pay their workers more: minimum wages for specific occupations and industries. The effort has resulted in several noteworthy victories recently — mandatory pay of up to $20 an hour for hotel workers in Oakland, and raises