Reddit x-poster@infosec.pubB to Leftism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDemocrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raisewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: brainworms
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkDemocrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raisewww.businessinsider.comReddit x-poster@infosec.pubB to Leftism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: brainworms
Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.
minus-squareCruxifux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOh yeah? What other countries do that? We don’t have that here in Canada. Seems like it could be a good idea though.
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHere’s a good article if you’re curious! https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/20/the-u-s-differs-from-most-other-countries-in-how-it-sets-its-minimum-wage/ft_21-04-26_globalminwage_1/
Oh yeah? What other countries do that? We don’t have that here in Canada. Seems like it could be a good idea though.
Here’s a good article if you’re curious!
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/20/the-u-s-differs-from-most-other-countries-in-how-it-sets-its-minimum-wage/ft_21-04-26_globalminwage_1/