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Labor is backing a payrise for every Minimum Wage Worker in Australia

Labor has backed 3 pay increases for minimum wage workers, making workers $7,500 better off each year

Now, Labor is backing a new pay increase that will help people keep up with the increasing cost of living.

Labor works FOR the Australian people, always has, the liberal party works against them. - they always have.

Vote Labor 🗳 ☑

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Province Increasing Minimum Wage on October 1

. @ONgov Increasing #MinWage Oct1 @OntMinLabour @MPPKevinFlynn @MichaelGravelle @EmployON @YESThunderBay @Jobs_Emplois @onpoli @OntarioPoli

Ontario’s Minimum Wage Remains the Highest in Canada Ontario will raise the general minimum wage from $11.25 to $11.40 on October 1, 2016 – keeping Ontario’s wage the highest of any province in Canada.  Minimum wage rates for liquor servers, students under the age of 18, hunting and fishing guides, and homeworkers will also increase at the same time. Changes to the minimum wage are announced by…

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Countering the Right: Right-Wing Scare Tactics on Seattle Minimum Wage Increase

Countering the Right: Right-Wing Scare Tactics on Seattle Minimum Wage Increase #RaisetheWage

Every once in a while a news headline on Yahoo’s home page catches my eye, mostly because it seems completely ridiculous.  Yesterday was no exception when I saw the ominous headline “Restaurants in Seattle Going Dark as $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Looms“.  A scary headline for an article with content that shouldn’t scare anyone that made it past kindergarten.

When it comes to right-wing scare…

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Just Like in 2012, Progressive Ideas Win Big on Election Day

Just Like in 2012, Progressive Ideas Win Big on Election Day

After President Obama won reelection in 2012, I pointed out how progressive ideas did really well when put to the vote by the public on ballot measures.  While the Republican party is celebrating their non-surprising gains in the legislative branch, progressive ideas absolutely dominated on the ballot, even in red states.

Taking a look at the 13 initiatives highlighted by CNN, 12 have been…

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24 de julio: Día de Acción: ¡Hay Que Aumentar el Salario Mínimo!

24 de julio: Día de Acción: ¡Hay Que Aumentar el Salario Mínimo!

¿Sabes cuándo fue la ultima vez que se aumentó el salario mínimo en los Estados Unidos? Hace 5 años.

En esos cinco años, todo lo demás ha subido: la leche, la transportación, las escuelas, las universidades.  En realidad, todo lo que puedas imaginarte. Es hora de que el salario mínimo suba para que familias tengan la oportunidad de salir adelante.

    ¿Qué puedes hacer para ayudar? ¡Hoy 24 de…

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