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Tag: minimum wage

15 Feb

Activists fear Biden’s commitment to higher minimum wage

published on February 15, 2021 - 12:52 PM

(AP) — Union activist Terrence Wise recalls being laughed at when he began pushing for a national $15 per hour

05 Oct

Supreme Court allows minor leaguers’ class action over pay

published on October 5, 2020 - 12:53 PM

(AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed from minor league baseball players who allege they

02 Jan

BLOG: Central Valley businesses need support, not higher operating costs

published on January 2, 2020 - 1:35 PM

In the next few days, as many of us assess how much damage we did to our pocketbooks over the

01 Nov

BLOG: Raising the minimum wage in restaurants could be a win for everyone

published on November 1, 2019 - 3:47 PM

Critics would have you believe that upping the minimum wage in restaurants will lead to massive layoffs and closures. But

18 Jul

House approves $15 minimum wage, Senate prospects are dim

published on July 18, 2019 - 1:25 PM

(AP) — House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade,

20 May

$15 minimum wage becomes part of 2020 presidential landscape

published on May 20, 2019 - 1:02 PM

(AP) — From liberal firebrands Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to moderates Joe Biden and John Hickenlooper, nearly the entire

31 Dec

Prices rise as the minimum wage increases in several states

published on December 31, 2018 - 1:09 PM

(AP) – At Granny Shaffer’s restaurant in Joplin, Missouri, owner Mike Wiggins is reprinting the menus to reflect the 5,

06 Mar

Target, seeing better candidates, raises starting pay, again

published on March 6, 2018 - 12:50 PM

(AP) — Target is raising its minimum starting pay for workers for the second time in less than a year

14 Dec

Think tank says $15 minimum wage will cost state 400,000 jobs

published on December 14, 2017 - 12:32 PM

A Washington, D.C., think tank estimates that when California’s mandatory minimum wage law hits $15 in 2022, the higher wages

17 Feb

Survey: Fresno business owners an optimistic bunch

published on February 17, 2017 - 3:10 PM

That’s the conclusion of the latest Union Bank Small Business Economic survey released this week. Researchers who polled 693

BLOG: Happy birthday to Marketplace at El Paseo

Posted: April 12, 2024 at 1:23 pm

Ten years ago this week, Fresno’s fastest-growing shopping center got
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BLOG: Fresno EDC’s April 18 real estate forecast a can’t-miss event

Posted: April 10, 2024 at 11:27 am

The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) invites you to
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