Celebrity Chef Andrew Gruel Blasts CA Democrat Barbara Lee Over $50 Minimum Wage Push
Celebrity Chef Andrew Gruel blasted CA Dem. Rep.Barbara Lee for her proposal that the state Minimum Wage be raised to $50 an hour.
Celebrity Chef Andrew Gruel blasted CA Dem. Rep.Barbara Lee for her proposal that the state Minimum Wage be raised to $50 an hour.
Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), who is running for late Sen. Diane Feinstein’s U.S. Senate seat, is calling for a $50 minimum wage.
Califoria Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was exultant Thursday after signing a law to raise wages in fast food restaurants to $20 per hour and to create a new “council” that will govern the industry.
App-based food delivery workers in New York City currently make an average of $7.09 an hour. The city has announced it will increase the minimum wage for these workers to $19.96 an hour.
Walmart will be raising its minimum wage for hourly employees at all U.S. stores next month to better compete with starting pay rates.
Germany’s parliament approved raising the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros per hour, fulfilling a campaign pledge of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
CARACAS — The socialist government of Venezuela decreed a 1,757-percent minimum-wage raise in the month of March.
As the November elections get closer vulnerable Democrats whose elections can decide the outcome of the House majority, such as Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), continue to be put in the spotlight where their contradictions are coming back to haunt them.
McDonald’s says they are forced to raise menu prices as worker wages climb, as well as close down some restaurants due to labor shortages and slower service in some locations, according to reports.
LONDON (AP) – Millions of low-pay workers in Britain will get an inflation-busting pay increase next year after the government said Monday it will legislate to raise the National Living Wage to £9.50 ($13) an hour from the current rate of £8.91 ($12.25).
Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro announced a new 300-percent minimum wage hike for Venezuelans on May 1, a quasi-traditional yearly announcement as part of the country’s Workers’ Day celebration.
Biden met with both moderate Democrat senators before his scheduled Wednesday meeting at the White House with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
A plurality of Americans believe raising the minimum wage would help the economy, but less than one-third believe it should be raised to $15 or more — the figure Democrats consistently push — a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday showed.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said that raising the minimum wage is “really about raising the opportunity for families to earn a living.” And it’s “pretty hard to live on $15 an hour.” Walsh said,
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) as President Joe Biden’s secretary of the Department of Labor in a 68–29 vote.
Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general, has long praised proposals to increase the minimum wage to $15, while owning stock in her family’s company which pays the Mexican labor force $1.30 an hour.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) expressed his support for “indexing the minimum wage” and “increasing the minimum wage and getting to $15 an hour.” Coons stated, “I support raising the minimum wage. I support
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that all 100 Senators want to raise the federal minimum wage.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) expressed outrage after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) gave an emphatic thumbs down to express her rejection of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) attempt to make a $15 minimum wage hike a reality.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) discussed the filibuster and stated that “it’s not a hard call for me, if I have to choose between meeting promises and doing what Americans want versus upholding arcane
A Congressional Budgeting Office (CBO) report found that the legislation would “lift some families out of poverty” but “other low-wage workers would become jobless”
The Washington Post’s editorial board admitted this week that Democrat dreams of hiking the minimum wage to $15 per hour will not happen.
Durbin’s decision to support the parliamentarian over the loudest part of the Democrat Party is the lastest sign $15 minimum wage hike will not be included in President Joe Biden’s Coronavirus package.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Monday criticized certain Democrats for failing to support progressive demands for a $15 minimum wage, contending that they are living in a “dystopian capitalist nightmare” and adding that the minimum wage should actually be $24 an hour.
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) reacted to the Senate parliamentarian ruling that a minimum wage increase cannot be passed under reconciliation by stating that “We are not going to see the filibuster being used to
A plan introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for Americans employed by billion-dollar corporations.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Last Word,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that the White House “has every power to disregard” the Senate parliamentarian’s decision if the parliamentarian rules that a $15 minimum wage cannot be passed through budget reconciliation.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stated that if the Senate parliamentarian votes that a minimum wage increase cannot be passed via budget reconciliation, Senate Democrats should vote to overrule the
Legislation introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) is looking to become the Republican Party policy standard on labor issues with its push to increase wages while protecting the United States labor market.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Cross Connection,” Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) expressed support for an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour, but stated that a $15 minimum wage “will leave a lot of my constituents behind. And
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said that he likes Sens. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) and Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) proposal to increase the minimum wage after the pandemic while ensuring businesses can’t hire
A review of the economic literature published in academic journals over the past few decades shows that most studies find minimum wage hikes eliminate jobs.
Amazon has made a “thinly veiled attempt to kill its small business competitors,” the Job Creators Network Foundation says. Now the pro-small business organization is launching what it called “a multi-faceted campaign to unmask Amazon’s” plan to decimate small businesses.
Lockdowns have crippled movie theaters due to the coronavirus. Now the industry faces further financial troubles as the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats seek another hike in the minimum wage and the $15 an hour proposal is weighing heavily on the minds of theater owners across the country.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Late Night,” Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) stated that a $15 an hour minimum wage is “the start,” and “it should be higher than that right now.” Bush said, “You know, we have to start with
On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein reacted to the Congressional Budget Office study showing that a $15 minimum wage would cost over 1 million jobs by saying that raising the minimum wage increases wages,
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said that he thinks a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour will pass both chambers of Congress as a separate measure if it is not included
During a portion of an interview aired on Friday’s “CBS Evening News,” President Joe Biden stated that he doesn’t think an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour will end up being in the coronavirus relief bill, but
Kroger announced Monday that it will be closing two stores in Long Beach, California — a Ralph’s and a Food 4 Less — after the city council voted to require that large grocery store chains pay workers additional “hero pay” of $4 per hour.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) criticized the minimum wage increase and funding for state and local governments in President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief proposal and said that he will not vote