Near-historic price increases for basics like food and gas have drawn scrutiny to a question at the heart of the economy: How much money must a worker make to stay afloat? The price of eggs has risen ...

Raising the minimum wage stands to benefit millions of American workers, supporters say, lifting them out of poverty and increasing workers’ family resources, but it has remained untouched for over a ...

Butler Hospital workers, including nurses and mental health staff, are on strike due to unfair labor practices. The strike, the longest hospital lockout in Rhode Island history, centers around low ...

For both proponents and opponents of an increase to the minimum wage, Monday’s Congressional Budget Office projection was a mixed bag of outcomes. The proposed Raise the Wage Act would increase the ...

One of the questions often asked of economics students by non-economics students is why does not the government just raise ...

When you're making eight bucks an hour, which is pretty typical in the fast-food industry, it's tough to make ends meet. And increasingly, the working poor are asking this question: Why am I living in ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani sells his “$30 by 2030” minimum wage plan as a lifeline for the working class, but it’s really a career-ender for the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who hold entry-level ...

Bargaining negotiations between long term care workers represented by CUPE and the Houston government broke down yesterday, leading the union to begin the process to file for conciliation. “It’s ...

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — A report released in July revealed that, in the 16 years since Kentucky’s minimum wage increased, it has been driven below the poverty line for a full-time worker. Currently, ...

New York's care providers are not paid adequately and are on the brink of poverty. Albany lawmakers can help improve their wages. Here's how.