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Category: Minimum wage

March 22, 2016July 17, 2019 PUP

Inquirer Editorial: Overpaid legislators should raise the minimum wage

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The Philadelphia Inquirer March 22, 2016 The public outcry 11 years ago after Pennsylvania legislators met to give themselves a pay raise in the dead…

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March 17, 2016July 17, 2019 PUP

Activists Demonstrate In Center City Demanding Minimum Wage Increase

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CBS Philly March 17, 2016, by Mark Abrams PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — About two dozens activists and their supporters stood outside a fast food restaurant at Broad…

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March 8, 2016July 17, 2019 PUP

Letter: Hike in Pa. minimum wage is overdue

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The Philadelphia Inquirer March 8, 2016 Pa. raise is overdue Raising the Pennsylvania minimum wage to $10.10 an hour will help fund the 2016-17 state…

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December 26, 2015July 23, 2019 PUP

Demonstrators Rally in Lebanon for minimum wage increase

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Lebanon Daily News December 26, 2015 – By John Lattimer Group blames Rep. Mauree Gingrich for blocking vote on minimum wage increase A coalition representing…

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August 3, 2015August 22, 2019 PUP

How far would a $15 minimum wage go in Pa.? This map will tell you

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Read the article on PennLive August 3, 2015 – By John L. Micek These are heady times for the national movement to raise the minimum…

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June 8, 2015August 22, 2019 PUP

Raise the Minimum Wage PA delivers petition to Sen. Jake Corman

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Read the article on PennLive June 8, 2015 – By Madison Russ The Raise the Minimum Wage PA coalition delivered a petition with over 10,000…

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May 22, 2015November 18, 2019 PUP

Higher Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Hurt Fast Food, Report Says

Issues, Minimum wage
Higher Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Hurt Fast Food, Report Says

Higher Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Hurt Fast Food, Report Says The fast food industry would lose neither jobs nor profits even if the minimum wage rose…

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May 7, 2015July 23, 2019 PUP

There’s no real ‘debate’ about the benefit of raising the minimum wage

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Newsworks May 7 2015 – By Tara Murtha Name any issue, and surely there are at least two sides to it. To gin up a…

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May 5, 2015July 23, 2019 PUP

Senators consider proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage

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Fox43 Click for video May 5, 2015 – By Paul Smith HARRISBURG, Pa. – Low-wage workers and some business owners urged state lawmakers Monday to…

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April 26, 2015July 23, 2019 PUP

Debate Over Raising Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Continues In State Capitol

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CBS Philly April 26, 2015 – By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — The ongoing debate over raising the minimum wage continued in the state…

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