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The Seattle City Council is poised to vote Monday to require a $15-an-hour minimum wage from all employers by 2021. But why $15 and not some other number? The answer is more gut instinct than precise math.
Move Is the First in 2014 by Republican Leadership
Nation's Largest Retailer Says It Isn't a Minimum Wage Payer
By Dana Davidsen •
CNN • May 11, 2014 • 400 Words
By Jeanne Sahadi •
CNN/Money • April 28, 2014 • 400 Words
By Katie Lobosco •
CNN/Money • April 24, 2014 • 400 Words
Restaurants in Cities With Wage Mandates Adjust Hours Work, Prices and Supplies to Cope
Bill to Introduce Statutory Pay Floor of $11.72 an Hour
Leaders Say They Will Negotiate With Republicans if Higher Rate is Defeated
SB 935 Increases Floor Wage in Three Steps, Creates Automatic Adjustments Starting in 2018
The conservative businessman and activist talks to The Nation about his unlikely support for raising the minimum wage, his views on immigration and more.
By Sasha Abramsky •
The Nation • March 18, 2014 • 1,600 Words
By David Weigel •
Slate • March 17, 2014 • 900 Words