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If it were, why shouldn't Vance want a $100 per hour minimum wage? Meanwhile, Vance is worried about that same guy being replaced by a different worker who is willing to do the same job for $15 ...
Inflation is measured by the consumer price index. As of 2015, the minimum wage in Oregon is $9.25 an hour. The measure was approved in the November 5, 2002 general election with 645,016 votes in favor, 611,658 votes against.Itemized Measure Listings, Measure 25 page 17 The measure was placed on the ballot as a result of initiative petition. [1]
As prices rise across the country and across the economy, the fiscal worry word of the day is "inflation." Early in the year, there was widespread consensus that rising prices were just a temporary...
In the 2010s, an uprising by underpaid fast-food workers led to a national movement for a $15 minimum wage. Today, that movement has led to a push by mainstream Democrats to make that dream a ...
Advocates for the movement also point to research that finds the average estimated employment effect of minimum wage increases to be very small. [64] A common argument against raising the minimum wage in restaurants to $15 is that it could cause cuts to employee hours, as well as potential layoffs or restaurant closures. [60]
Vice President-elect JD Vance cosponsored a bill in 2023 that would raise it to $11 per hour, while Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has proposed mandating a $15 minimum wage at companies that ...
[5] Motivated by the impending ballot measure and pressure from labor unions and the restaurant industry, she proposed a compromise piece of legislation that would increase the standard minimum wage from $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour, but allow the tipped minimum wage to remain, albeit substantially increased from $2.77 per hour.
A bill in New York would raise the state’s minimum wage to $21.25 by 2026, and then adjust it each year going forward for inflation. Right now, minimum wage workers in New York City get paid $15 ...