P_P to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 day agoElection 2024: Kamala Harris on NBC vows to double federal minimum wage to $15www.telegraph.co.ukmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1360
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink84•1 day agoAnd note that her wording was “at least $15”, so she’s signaling openness to doing more than that
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•11 hours ago$15.05 an hour! Increasing at a rate of 11 cents per year from the current minimum of $7.25 Except tipped workers; they still get $2.13.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish58•24 hours agoGood, because “fight for $15” has been going on so long that the real number to regain parity with what minimum wage used to be is a lot higher than that by now.
And note that her wording was “at least $15”, so she’s signaling openness to doing more than that
$15.05 an hour! Increasing at a rate of 11 cents per year from the current minimum of $7.25 Except tipped workers; they still get $2.13.
Good, because “fight for $15” has been going on so long that the real number to regain parity with what minimum wage used to be is a lot higher than that by now.