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Opinion
Mourning the Loss of Alan Krueger
The New York Times - By PAUL KRUGMAN
This article is part of Paul Krugman’s newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it each week. Normally this newsletter would be concerned with events in the wider world. But right now I just have to
North Carolina
Getting real about the minimum wage
ncpolicywatch.com - Rob Schofield
A new and promising push to raise North Carolina’s minimum wage gets underway today. Lawmakers and advocates will convene a press conference at the …
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Keynesian Economics
What Alan Krueger Taught Us
NPR - Greg Rosalsky
NOTE: This is an excerpt of Planet Money's newsletter. You can sign up here. Princeton economics professor and former Obama adviser Alan Krueger died this past weekend at the age of 58. The cause of death
Barack Obama
Obama economic advisor Alan Krueger dead at 58
thequint.com - IANS
New York, March 19 (IANS) Alan Krueger, a top economic adviser to former US President Barack Obama and one of Americas most influential labour market …
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Nigeria
Nigerian Govt May Increase VAT To Fund New Minimum Wage
saharareporters.com
Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and National Planning, has given indication that the government may need to increase Value …
Australia
Australian bishops: Increase minimum wage to support low-paid workers
cruxnow.com - Catholic News Service
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s bishops have called for a significant increase in the national minimum wage to support low-paid Australians and …
Fight for $15
Nigeria: Senate Approves U.S.$83 As Minimum Wage
allafrica.com - By Kemi Busari
The Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Senate has approved N30, 000 as minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. The national minimum wage bill will become …
Misinformation
Price Controls Disorganize the Market Economy
realclearmarkets.com - Patrick Hedger
There’s a lot of talk in Washington these days about “fake news.” Misinformation is a serious concern. If people believe misinformation and act upon …
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Nigeria
Nigerian Senate Approves 67% Increase of Minimum Wage
Bloomberg - Solape Renner
Nigeria’s senate approved a proposal to raise the monthly minimum wage by 67 percent to 30,000 naira ($83). The decision by the parliament’s upper …
The Wall Street Journal.
Employment
Are Unions Exploiting Their Employees?
The Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial Board
Workers have authorized strikes against both SEIU and AFL-CIO. One of America’s largest unions is facing its own labor pains. SEIU, the Service Employees International Union, represents nearly two million
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Opinion
Larry Hogan should try living on $15 an hour
The Washington Post - By Letters to the Editor
Regarding the March 15 Metro article “Md.’s $15 wage bill has votes to survive a veto”: Raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour has been in discussion approaching a decade. The delays have pushed the
Crime
Minimum Wage Hikes Increase Crime, National Bureau of Economic Research Study Finds
fee.org - Ryan Bourne
Do minimum wage increases raise crime rates? They do for younger workers and property crimes, finds a new paper by Zachary S. Fone, Joseph J. Sabia, …
Law
Maryland Poised to Increase Minimum Wage to $15
natlawreview.com - Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Brian W. SteinbachJurisdiction: All FederalMarylandType of Law: Election Law / Legislative NewsLabor & Employment
Arby's
KFC, Arby's workers in SC, Georgia win back wages against Upstate-based company
independentmail.com - www.independentmail.com
Whiteford's Inc., an Upstate-based company that operates 30 KFC and Arby's fast food locations in South Carolina and Georgia, was ordered to pay more …
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Australia
Australian bishops’ conference calls for minimum wage hike
catholicnewsagency.com - CNA Editor
Canberra, Australia, Mar 18, 2019 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- The Catholic Church in Australia is calling for an increase to the minimum wage in the country, …
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University of Washington
Child day care centers particularly feel the burden of increased labor costs
The Washington Times - Rick Berman
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The House Education and Labor Committee recently advanced the Raise the Wage Act out of committee, which would increase the federal …
Small Business
GOP, small businesses want to change minimum wage law
newscentermaine.com - Author: Don Carrigan
AUGUSTA, Maine — Three years ago, Maine voters decided to increase the minimum wage. Its now $11 per hour, scheduled to go to $12 next year. Once …
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Nigeria
What you need to know about Nigeria’s new housing law
cnbcafrica.com - CNBC Africa
Nigeria’s National Assembly has passed a new housing law called the National Housing Fund Act. As part of the provisions of the act, there will be a …
Quartz
McDonald's
Economist Alan Krueger dies at 58, leaving a legacy of influential research
Quartz - Dan Kopf
Economist Alan Krueger died over the weekend, at age 58. It is a major loss for the economics profession, and also for the low-income workers who were the focus of Krueger’s research. Krueger was a long-time
The Guardian
Salaries & Wages
'Low pay won't fix itself': experts call for action on wages as election nears
The Guardian
It was labelled a “deliberate design feature of our economic architecture” by Mathias Cormann, a statement which caused new cabinet minister Linda Reynolds verbal whiplash when she mistook it for a Bill
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Virgin Atlantic
Virgin air stewards threaten Easter strike as they claim that 'unfair' pay package will make them worse off
The Telegraph - By Gabriella Swerling and Katie Morley
Sir Richard Branson is planning to cut air stewards' pay below the minimum wage, whistle-blowers claim, as they threaten strike action over Easter. In cuts branded "unfair" by staff, Virgin Atlantic air
Arkansas
Lundstrum pushes ahead on efforts to limit minimum wage hike
arktimes.com - David Ramsey
click to enlarge Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-Elm Springs), despite opposition from Governor Hutchinson and the state Republican Party, is proceeding with …
Arkansas
Governor's Address: Minimum Wage in Arkansas
amppob.com - by AMP Staff
In the election last fall, the voters of Arkansas approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage. It will rise to $11 an hour by January 2021. Some …
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Salaries & Wages
Capitol View: Minimum Wage Increase
nwahomepage.com - Ninette Sosa
Video LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA) - In Arkansas, lawmakers are considering a handful of changes to the state's new minimum wage increase -- despite …
Observeradded this to Politics
New Jersey
NJ Politics Digest: Minimum Wage Hike’s Impact on Municipal Budgets
observer.com - Observer Politics Team
When state Democratic leaders passed a measure to hike the minimum wage to $15 per hour, they were eager to explain how it would help the state’s …
Vermont
Minimum wage: What would $15 an hour mean for Vermont?
burlingtonfreepress.com - April McCullum
The Vermont Senate has again pitched a $15 minimum wage for Vermont, even though Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill last year. The fate of the minimum …
The Wall Street Journal.
Greece
Greece, Spain Raise Minimum Wage Despite High Unemployment
The Wall Street Journal. - Nektaria Stamouli
By Nektaria Stamouli Nektaria Stamouli The Wall Street Journal Biography @nstamouli Nektaria.Stamouli@wsj.com ATHENS—Evangelia Koskina just received her first pay increase in six years, but she worries
LGBTQI
Bars, restaurants, workers winning in all the states
washingtonblade.com - Mark Lee
Those battling tipped workers hyped wildly exaggerated claims of nationwide momentum and the dominoes were supposed to start tumbling in D.C.It …
Arkansas Politics
Capitol-Preview Minimum Wage
kark.com - KARK
Video Arkansas lawmakers are considering a handful of changes to the state's new minimum wage increase despite growing opposition. In the last few …
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Fight for $15
The Impact Of A Higher Minimum Wage
dailykos.com - m2c4
For all of my 60-plus years on this planet, there have been two relatively constant economic mantras that were, until recently, rarely ever …