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Who Will Really Benefit From Maine’s Minimum Wage Hike?
April 2004
Washington – As the Maine Legislature debates raising the state minimum wage to $7.00 per hour as a way to help the working poor, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach Maine’s poor families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of Maine employees who would benefit from… -
Who Will Really Benefit From Maine’s Minimum Wage Hike?
April 2004
Washington – As the Maine Legislature debates raising the state minimum wage to $7.00 per hour as a way to help the working poor, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach Maine’s poor families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of Maine employees who would benefit from… -
Who Will Really Benefit From New York’s Minimum Wage Hike?
April 2004
Washington – As the New York Assembly debates raising the state minimum wage to over $7.00 per hour as a way to help the working poor, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach poor New York families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of New York employees… -
Who Will Really Benefit From New York’s Minimum Wage Hike?
April 2004
Washington – As the New York Assembly debates raising the state minimum wage to over $7.00 per hour as a way to help the working poor, figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the bulk of the benefits will not reach poor New York families. An analysis of data compiled by the Bureau’s Current Population Survey shows that the average family income of New York employees… -
Newly Signed California Health Insurance Law To Cost Businesses $11.4 Billion: Senator Kennedy, AFL-CIO See Job-Killing Mandate As National Model
October 2003
Washington – A new health insurance mandate signed this past weekend by California Governor Gray Davis will cost Golden State businesses $11.4 billion a year resulting in massive job loss, particularly to less-skilled workers. The AFL-CIO, who heavily backed the job-killing California bill, now seeks to make the Health Insurance Act (HIA) a national model, pursuing similar legislation in 25 other states. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) also… -
Newly Signed California Health Insurance Law To Cost Businesses $11.4 Billion: Senator Kennedy, AFL-CIO See Job-Killing Mandate As National Model
October 2003
Washington – A new health insurance mandate signed this past weekend by California Governor Gray Davis will cost Golden State businesses $11.4 billion a year resulting in massive job loss, particularly to less-skilled workers. The AFL-CIO, who heavily backed the job-killing California bill, now seeks to make the Health Insurance Act (HIA) a national model, pursuing similar legislation in 25 other states. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) also…