Article: Labour 'poverty' policies ; I Read with interest Coun Grant's letter on the proposed increase in the minimum wage, to take effect in October, and how in his words he felt the need to 'name and shame' the 17 Conservative councillors whom he claims did not back the motion to welcome the slight increase, accusing them of a vote for poverty.

Article: MINIMUM WAGE IS IT NECESSARY? TOO LOW?
Evansville Courier & Press;  June 29, 2003 ;     685 words ...The federal minimum wage act turned 65 years old this month, and still...of Evansville, is among those who think the minimum wage does as much harm as good. Zimmer thinks the minimum wage should be zero rather than the current $5.15...

Article: Minimum wage increase gains strength nationally
Call & Post;  July 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Advocates for an increase in the Ohio minimum wage now have a little more than two weeks...finding the signatures to raise Ohio's minimum wage to $6.85 per hour, and index it to inflation...alone, eight states have raised the minimum wage. Some are not surprising, such as Michigan...

Article: Minimum wage made by male in early 20s.
Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT);  December 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......A year-long study on who is earning minimum wage in Utah commissioned by Gov. Jon Huntsman...are most likely to earn more than the minimum wage of $5.15 an hour. But the findings of...federal government was going to [raise the minimum wage], should we not step aside and let them...

Article: Raising the minimum wage.(GRAPH: NATIONAL)
New York Times Upfront;  February 20, 2006 ;     350 words ...The federal minimum wage has been the focus of intense debate...Depression, in 1938. That year, the minimum wage was set at 25 cents an hour. It has...Since the last hike in the federal minimum wage, in 1997, repeated attempts to raise...

Article: Consequences of minimum wage indexing
Contemporary Economic Policy;  October 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......A. MACPHERSON* During the 1980s, the minimum wage fell relative to prices and average...level maintained through the 1970s, the minimum wage would have been $5.51 in 1993.If the 1993 minimum wage had increased to $5.51, payments to...

Article: Should the minimum wage be increased? Depending on which expert you ask, raising the minimum wage (now $5.15 an hour) will help or hurt low-income workers.(Debate)
New York Times Upfront;  November 1, 2004 ;     476 words ...YES The main purpose of minimum wage laws is simple: to ensure that working...poverty. But what you can buy with a minimum-wage income has fallen precipitously in the U.S. Today's $5.15 minimum wage buys about 40 percent less than what...

Article: STUDY SAYS RAISING MINIMUM WAGE WOULDN'T BE A JOB KILLER.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  September 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Business reporter Raising the state's minimum wage from the current $5.15 an hour to $6...Gov. Jim Doyle last week for a higher minimum wage as a key element of his Grow Wisconsin...Restaurant Association has said a higher minimum wage would hurt the state's eateries. Many...

Article: Committee blocks minimum wage increase; Legislators say Doyle sought too large a raise
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 24, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Committee blocks minimum wage increase Legislators say Doyle sought...Madison -- Saying an increase in the minimum wage would threaten small businesses...plan to raise the $5.15-per-hour minimum wage to $6.50 over the next year. The...

Article: Minimum sense: Labour's wage policy. (U.K. Labour Party advocates a minimum wage law)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US);  April 5, 1997 ;     595 words ......government would introduce a national minimum wage. This would fly in the face of economic...on the subject by not saying what the minimum wage would be, leaving that to a post-election...week that the main beneficiaries of a minimum wage would be low-income households. To back...

Article: DOL Announces Federal Minimum Wage to Increase on Labor Day
U.S. Newswire;  August 29, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Aug. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The federal minimum wage for hourly workers will increase to...Monday, Sept. 1, completing the two-step minimum wage increase signed into law by President...President Clinton. "This increase in the minimum wage affirms our commitment to 'stand like...

Article: Raising the minimum wage
Baltimore Afro-American;  February 11, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Afro-American 02-11-1995 Raising the minimum wage. Congress now has an excellent opportunity...living for Americans by increasing the minimum wage. While we all know that the economy...inflation, if Congress does not increase the minimum wage next year, a worker getting paid the...

Article: Is minimum wage increase good for state? Without a cost-of-living increase, the minimum wage will slowly and surely disappear.
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......General Assembly's support for a $6.50 minimum wage represents a short-term step forward...discarding conventional arguments against minimum wage increases and basing its vote on data...the widespread benefits of a higher minimum wage. On the other, it has discarded the...

Article: Raise the minimum wage: It's patriotic
Capital (Annapolis);  March 12, 2007 ;     418 words ...In 1997, Congress raised the federal minimum wage to $5.15 an hour. Almost 10 years later, the minimum wage has not changed due to the Republican...2, or what is now known as the Fair Minimum Wage act of 2007. The bill passed with flying...

Article: Emotions running high over minimum wage-related issues.(Small Business)
Mississippi Business Journal;  February 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ...When U.S. lawmakers enacted national minimum wage legislation in 1938, it was far from...first attempt at establishing a national minimum wage law in 1933 was successful, but was...Court in 1935 and abolished. National minimum wage law was established for good in 1938...