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Category: Minimum wage

February 7, 2020February 14, 2020 admin

Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay

Issues, Minimum wage, Unemployment
Low unemployment isn’t worth much if the jobs barely pay

“…53 million workers ages 18 to 64—or 44% of all workers—earn barely enough to live on. Their median earnings are $10.22 per hour, and about…

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August 15, 2019September 5, 2019 admin

Suburbanites benefited from Philly’s post-recession job growth more than city residents, report says

Commuter Options, Issues, Minimum wage
Suburbanites benefited from Philly’s post-recession job growth more than city residents, report says

Half of moderate and low income Philadelphians do not have cars and have great difficulty reaching better paying suburban jobs. That is why PUP created…

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June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 admin

Don’t discuss minimum wage, GOP speaker tells Dems during Pa. budget debate

Minimum wage
Don’t discuss minimum wage, GOP speaker tells Dems during Pa. budget debate

WHYY By  Katie Meyer, WITF June 26, 2019 Read the story on WHYY The state House passed the main spending bill for its proposed budget Tuesday…

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June 12, 2019August 22, 2019 admin

Fighting For a Fair Wage

Issues, Minimum wage
Fighting For a Fair Wage

PUP members joined with other allies in Harrisburg June 4 fighting for a working families budget, a raise in the state minimum wage and the…

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March 28, 2019August 22, 2019 admin

Popular support for a higher minimum wage

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Popular support for a higher minimum wage

Most in Pa. support raising minimum wage to $12 per hour: F&M Poll From Penn Live | March 28, 2019 By rsouthwick@pennlive.com‘s Author Page”>Ron Southwick | rsouthwick@pennlive.com The idea of raising…

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February 8, 2017July 22, 2019 PUP

Wolf’s minimum wage hike needs to bring tipped workers along with it: Editorial

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Penn Live February 8, 2017 If there was one, clear flash point in the $32.1 billion budget address that Gov. Tom Wolf offered to a…

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October 31, 2016July 22, 2019 PUP

Commentary: Republicans in Pa. Legislature continue to block hike in minimum wage

Minimum wage

The Daily News By John Dodds – October 31, 2016 AS THE 2015-16 legislative session in Harrisburg comes to a close, a very visible issue…

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September 6, 2016July 19, 2019 PUP

Minimum Wage Key Issue for PA Voters

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Public News Service September 6, 2016  HARRISBURG, Pa. – Most voters in Pennsylvania and other swing states support candidates who support raising the minimum wage,…

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June 28, 2016July 19, 2019 PUP

Commentary: It’s long past time to raise the minimum wage in Pa.

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philly.com June 28, 2016 – By John Dodds That was the last time the Pennsylvania Legislature voted on minimum wage legislation. Since then, 29 states…

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June 23, 2016July 19, 2019 PUP

Phila. Group Heads To Harrisburg To Demand Increase In Minimum Wage

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CBS Philly June 23rd, 2016 – By Mike Dougherty PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A group from Philadelphia will be in Harrisburg today to demand an increase in the…

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