New Research (See All)
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The Job Loss Impact of a $17 Minimum Wage: As Many As 1.2 Million Jobs Lost
July 10, 2023
Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour, despite failing to receive support from members of his own party in 2021 for a nationwide $15 minimum wage bill. A large majority of economic research and American labor economists agree this proposal would have significant negative consequences for minimum wage employment. Using methodology developed by… -
Policy Brief: A $15 Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania Would Cost Nearly 86,000 Jobs
June 21, 2023
Lawmakers in Harrisburg are proposing drastic changes to the state minimum wage. One such proposal, HB 1500, would raise the regular minimum wage up to $15.00 per hour, while also raising the tipped minimum wage to $9.00 per hour, a more-than 200 percent increase. A large majority of economic research and American labor economists agree this proposal would have significant… -
The Case for the Tip Credit: June 2023
June 21, 2023
The tipping system provides substantial earning opportunities for workers across many industries, especially restaurant servers and bartenders – well beyond the current minimum wage, and even beyond the proposed $15 minimum wage. Saving the tip credit is an employee-organized, bipartisan issue. Thousands of tipped workers across the country have pushed to save the tip credit, against the infringement of outside…
Published Op-Eds (See All)
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Letter: Reject proposal to boost minimum wage
March 24, 2023 • Albany Times-Union
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Letter: Job Killing Raises
March 24, 2023 • New York Daily News
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The Big Labor propaganda centers at UCLA and UC Berkeley
February 25, 2023 • Orange County Register
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California Takes the FAST Union Track to Europe
October 5, 2022 • Wall Street Journal
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Flat-wage, no-tipping experiments flop at city restaurants
August 3, 2022 • Crain's New York Business
Press Releases (See All)
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Unions Demand GOP Candidates Support Job-Killing Wage Hikes
August 24, 2023
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Bernie Sanders’ $17 Minimum Wage Proposal Could Cost Up to 1.7M Jobs
July 10, 2023
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DC’s Second Wage Hike This Year Will Double Pain for Restaurants
June 30, 2023
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New $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Would Kill 86,000 Pennsylvania Jobs
June 21, 2023
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STATEMENT: Sen. Sanders’ Call to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17/hr Will Slash More Than 2M Jobs
May 4, 2023