minimum wage Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/minimum-wage/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:20:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png minimum wage Archives – https://ezkool.com/tag/minimum-wage/ 32 32 12773863 New York Signs $15 Minimum Wage and 12 Weeks Paid Family Leave into Law https://ezkool.com/2016/11/new-york-signs-15-minimum-wage-12-weeks-paid-family-leave-law/ https://ezkool.com/2016/11/new-york-signs-15-minimum-wage-12-weeks-paid-family-leave-law/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:19:34 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=65498 Once again, New York leads the way! Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation enacting a statewide $15 minimum wage plan and a 12-week paid family leave policy. The legislation was passed as part of the 2016-17 state budget, and marks a major accomplishment in the Governor’s efforts to restore economic justice and fairness to working […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2016/11/new-york-signs-15-minimum-wage-12-weeks-paid-family-leave-law/feed/ 0 65498 Donald Trump’s Flip Flopping Confuses his Closest Advisers  https://ezkool.com/2016/07/donald-trumps-flip-flopping-confuses-his-closest-advisers/ https://ezkool.com/2016/07/donald-trumps-flip-flopping-confuses-his-closest-advisers/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:59:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=63728 Donald Trump is giving Mitt Romney a run for his money in the flip flopping department. Even his closest advisers are confused by the speed at which Trump changes his mind. This week, Trump said the government should raise the federal minimum wage by roughly one-third, calling for a legal standard of $10 per hour. The federal minimum is […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2016/07/donald-trumps-flip-flopping-confuses-his-closest-advisers/feed/ 0 63728 Los Angeles to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour https://ezkool.com/2015/05/los-angeles-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2015/05/los-angeles-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/#respond Wed, 20 May 2015 13:25:20 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58971 Los Angles steps up to the plate and does the right thing for its citizens. The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday backed a plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour, joining a trend sweeping cities across the country as elected leaders seek to boost stagnating pay for workers on the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/05/los-angeles-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/feed/ 0 58971 Walmart Will Raise Its Minimum Wage to $10 an Hour https://ezkool.com/2015/02/walmart-will-raise-its-minimum-wage-to-10-an-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2015/02/walmart-will-raise-its-minimum-wage-to-10-an-hour/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:05:28 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=58099 Well, it’s a start! On Thursday, Walmart announced that it will raise all of its full-time and part-time employees’ pay to at least $9 an hour starting in April. The lowest wage will rise to $10 an hour by February of next year. In a press release, it said it is also raising pay for […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/02/walmart-will-raise-its-minimum-wage-to-10-an-hour/feed/ 0 58099 Republican Explains – Minimum Wage is for “Minorities,” Unskilled People Worth $7 an Hour https://ezkool.com/2015/01/republican-explains-minimum-wage-is-for-minorities-unskilled-people-worth-7-an-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2015/01/republican-explains-minimum-wage-is-for-minorities-unskilled-people-worth-7-an-hour/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:05:07 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=57570 He is a Republican Representative from California named, Tom McClintock. And in an interview with C-SPAN on Thursday, McClintock went there with his Republican ideology in public, saying that the minimum wage is for “minorities,” teenagers and other unskilled people no work experience. And those people do not deserve more than $7 an hour. He was answering a question […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2015/01/republican-explains-minimum-wage-is-for-minorities-unskilled-people-worth-7-an-hour/feed/ 0 57570 Republican Candidate – Minimum Wage Workers Don’t Have “Real Jobs” https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republican-candidate-minimum-wage-workers-dont-have-real-jobs/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republican-candidate-minimum-wage-workers-dont-have-real-jobs/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:41:00 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55720 With the November elections just weeks away, I thought I’d let you know something about some of the candidates on the various ballots. An educated voter usually makes the right choice. Let’s go to Wisconsin. The candidate we will be looking at today is Brad Schimel, the Republican candidate for Attorney General in Wisconsin. Raising […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republican-candidate-minimum-wage-workers-dont-have-real-jobs/feed/ 0 55720 Republicans Say She’s Lazy – Woman Dies Trying to Work 3 Jobs https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republicans-say-shes-lazy-woman-dies-trying-to-work-3-jobs/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republicans-say-shes-lazy-woman-dies-trying-to-work-3-jobs/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2014 14:57:17 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55396 Republicans would call Maria Fernandes lazy. She worked three jobs at three different Dunkin Donuts in New Jersey, trying to survive and pay her $550 a month rent. According to her landlady, Maria’s rent payments were often late. Working three jobs meant Maria was hardly ever home. She took naps in her car between shifts […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/republicans-say-shes-lazy-woman-dies-trying-to-work-3-jobs/feed/ 0 55396 Poll: Republicans Admit Minimum Wage is Too Low, Yet Refused Raising It https://ezkool.com/2014/07/poll-republicans-admit-minimum-wage-is-top-low-yet-refused-raising-it/ https://ezkool.com/2014/07/poll-republicans-admit-minimum-wage-is-top-low-yet-refused-raising-it/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:14:30 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=53308 In the poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, the majority of Republicans admitted they would not be able to live on today’s minimum wage, but when the question of raising it was asked, the majority of Republicans refused. The poll found that 69 percent of Republican respondents said they don’t think they could live off […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/07/poll-republicans-admit-minimum-wage-is-top-low-yet-refused-raising-it/feed/ 0 53308 Seattle Hikes Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour https://ezkool.com/2014/05/seattle-hikes-its-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2014/05/seattle-hikes-its-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/#respond Thu, 01 May 2014 20:33:13 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=51041 ThinkProgress is reporting that Seattle will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour over the coming years under a deal brokered by Mayor Ed Murray and blessed by labor and business groups alike, city leaders announced Thursday afternoon. The new pay floor will phase in at different speeds for businesses of different sizes, but […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/05/seattle-hikes-its-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/feed/ 0 51041 The Wide Left Turn https://ezkool.com/2014/04/wide-left-turn/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/wide-left-turn/#respond Thu, 01 May 2014 00:47:28 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=51010 First it was marriage equality. Now it’s the minimum wage. And prison reform. And some lefty laboratories in cities across the country. It’s not a sharp turn to the left as many had anticipated with Obama’s election in 2008. It’s a wide turn, and the country’s already done the first hand-over-hand on the cultural-political wheel. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/wide-left-turn/feed/ 0 51010 Minimum Wage Raised in Hawaii – Now $10.10 an Hour https://ezkool.com/2014/04/minimum-wage-raised-in-hawaii-now-10-10-an-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/minimum-wage-raised-in-hawaii-now-10-10-an-hour/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:10:43 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50976 Hawaii, led by a Democrat is doing the right thing for that people, and is following the president’s recommendations to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. The bill is expected to be signed into law on Wednesday. Hawaii is the third state to pass a wage at that level this year, following Connecticut […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/minimum-wage-raised-in-hawaii-now-10-10-an-hour/feed/ 0 50976 President’s Weekly Address – Rewarding Women’s Hard Work and The Minimum Wage https://ezkool.com/2014/03/presidents-weekly-address-rewarding-womens-hard-work-and-the-minimum-wage/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/presidents-weekly-address-rewarding-womens-hard-work-and-the-minimum-wage/#respond Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:22:40 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49451 In his weekly address, President Obama continued his push to raise the minimum wage and the importance of of recognizing women and their contribution in the workplace.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/presidents-weekly-address-rewarding-womens-hard-work-and-the-minimum-wage/feed/ 0 49451 President’s Executive Order Raises Wage for Disabled Too https://ezkool.com/2014/02/presidents-executive-order-raises-wage-for-disabled-too/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/presidents-executive-order-raises-wage-for-disabled-too/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:26:41 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=48167 President Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for workers under future federal contracts includes a key provision to address concerns raised by advocates for disabled workers, according to the White House. The president, who is set to sign the order at a ceremony in the White House East Room on Wednesday afternoon, announced […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/presidents-executive-order-raises-wage-for-disabled-too/feed/ 0 48167 Bill de Blasio to Corporations – Time to Pay a Living Wage https://ezkool.com/2014/02/bill-de-blasio-to-corporations-time-to-pay-a-living-wage/ https://ezkool.com/2014/02/bill-de-blasio-to-corporations-time-to-pay-a-living-wage/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:40:09 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=47760 New York City’s new mayor, Bill DeBlasio, has had enough of big corporations taking advantage of the city’s welfare system by paying notoriously low wages. “If we’re subsidizing companies, we have every right to demand a living wage for the people they pay,” DeBlasio told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer on Monday. DeBlasio is referring to the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/02/bill-de-blasio-to-corporations-time-to-pay-a-living-wage/feed/ 0 47760 A McDonald’s Worker Must Work 4 Months to See What CEO Makes in 1 Hour https://ezkool.com/2013/12/a-mcdonalds-worker-must-work-4-months-to-see-what-ceo-makes-in-1-hour/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/a-mcdonalds-worker-must-work-4-months-to-see-what-ceo-makes-in-1-hour/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:11:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=45713 That’s working 4 months and doing overtime the whole time. How is this right? A McDonald’s employee working overtime for nearly four months straight would make as much as the company’s former CEO earned in just 60 minutes, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The analysis, compiled by the financial information company NerdWallet, assumes the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/12/a-mcdonalds-worker-must-work-4-months-to-see-what-ceo-makes-in-1-hour/feed/ 0 45713 The Wages Are Sinful https://ezkool.com/2013/12/the-wages-are-sinful/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/the-wages-are-sinful/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2013 01:39:41 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=45343 You’ve heard about the healthcare website. You’ve heard about Iran. You’ve heard about the fiscal negotiations. You’ve eaten, shopped, dozed, decorated and lit candles. Get ready for the wage fight, which could be the most important issue we’ll face in the next few months. On Thursday, fast food workers in 100 cities plan to strike […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/the-state-of-the-unions/feed/ 0 41320 Hey, Democrats Do Dumb Stuff Too https://ezkool.com/2012/07/hey-democrats-do-dumb-stuff-too/ https://ezkool.com/2012/07/hey-democrats-do-dumb-stuff-too/#respond Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:22:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=18221 We have all heard of the RINOs – Republicans In Name Only, and we have went out of our way to bring them to you… free of charge. But when we come across the DINOs – Democrats In Name Only, people who call themselves Democrats then do things we expect a Republican to do, well… […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/07/hey-democrats-do-dumb-stuff-too/feed/ 0 18221 Man Asks Republican to Raise The Minimum Wage, Republican Tells Man “Get a Job!” https://ezkool.com/2012/07/man-asks-republican-to-support-raising-the-minimum-wage-republican-tells-man-get-a-job/ https://ezkool.com/2012/07/man-asks-republican-to-support-raising-the-minimum-wage-republican-tells-man-get-a-job/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:14:14 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=18107 The unbelievable encounter happened in Florida when a constituent asked Republican C.W. Bill Young to support a Democratic bill to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour. The answer from the Republican Representative epitomizes the you’re-nothing-leave-me-alone mentality of today’s Republican to the hardworking middle class. Mr. Young’s told the man to, “Get a job!” “Jesse Jackson, Jr. […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2012/07/man-asks-republican-to-support-raising-the-minimum-wage-republican-tells-man-get-a-job/feed/ 0 18107 Anita Perry Says Husband Rick Creates “Minimum Wage Jobs” In Texas https://ezkool.com/2011/09/anita-perry-says-husband-rick-creates-minimum-wage-jobs-in-texas/ https://ezkool.com/2011/09/anita-perry-says-husband-rick-creates-minimum-wage-jobs-in-texas/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:56:37 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=12201 WOW… and she’s supposed to be helping him win the presidency? Anita Perry, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry has, in this one soundbite, cast doubt on her husband’s argument that he has fixed and improved Texas’ economy. Realizing that her husband’s campaign has gone down-hill in recent days as Republicans slowly continue their exodus […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2011/09/anita-perry-says-husband-rick-creates-minimum-wage-jobs-in-texas/feed/ 2 12201 Texas Residents Are Number 2 In The United States… In Hunger https://ezkool.com/2011/09/usda-report-on-hunger/ https://ezkool.com/2011/09/usda-report-on-hunger/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:51:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=11487 Either Rick Perry is a liar, or he just doesn’t know the residents of his state that well. The Texas governor recently announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination to take on Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential elections, and he often quotes his “success” in Texas as his main qualification for president. But […]

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