Mastodawn

Massachusetts became the first state with a #MinimumWage on #ThisDayInHistory in 1912. As markets offer the lowest wage they can, and since our #unions are too weak to fight capital and the desperate will take what they must, such laws are useful but must be set to a #LivingWage.

Protyus A. Gendher May 30

The minimum wage was designed to be a universal living wage.
But over time, the system shifted — not by accident, but by policy choices. #wages #livingwage #minimumwage

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/05/30/%f0%9f%a7%a9-the-system-allowed-employers-to-choose-profits-over-living-wages/

🧩 The System Allowed Employers to Choose Profits Over Living Wages

…and it reshaped the entire economy around labor extraction The minimum wage was designed to be a universal living wage.But over time, the system shifted — not by accident, but by policy choices. T…

Survivor Literacy

Laguna Beach Democratic Club May 25

Gen Z can’t afford $15 drinks on a $7.25/hr wage — frozen since 2009, the longest stretch in US history. Republicans blocked every raise. Trump already cut wages for federal workers. Some Republicans want the minimum wage gone. #RaiseTheWage #LivingWage #VoteBlue #Vote🍺

ALLi Blog (unofficial)May 12

News Summary: UK Comics Market Grows 14%; Survey Shows Creators Struggle Despite Industry Boom https://selfpublishingadvice.org/uk-comics-market-grows/ #self-publishingcomics #creativeeconomy #commissionwork #UKcomicsmarket #creatorincome #graphicnovels #livingwage #AIthreat #News

UK Comics Market Grows 14%

UK comics market grows 14% in 2025. Survey shows 89% of traditional creators earn below living wage despite industry boom.

The Self-Publishing Advice Center

Activersity May 11

https://warehousefire.watch

#LivingWage #rebellion

US Warehouse Fire Tracker

Live tracking of warehouse and industrial facility fires across the United States

US Warehouse Fire Tracker

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD May 6

A #FederalJobGuarantee is one of the best ways to rebuild the US economy. We saw how important employment at a #LivingWage is for a consumer economy during the #GreatDepression, when the #NewDeal's #WorksProgressAdministration was formed by EO 7034 on #ThisDayInHistory in 1935.

ProgressivePower May 4

MAGA spent unpressurized debt $2T, nothing for workers but much higher prices and a government that does zero for people (except billionaires) #LivingWage #MAGA

Maryland PPC Apr 28

Because of my #union, I have had enjoyed a #livingwage, #healthcare, and a viable #pension. But the US is #1 in personal bankruptcies, gun-related deaths, and homelessness & incarceration rates. The #PoorPeoplesCampaign addresses these issues head-on—and that's why I'm involved.

- Matthew in Bowie, MD
April 2026

#MDPPC

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Peter Riley Apr 24

Fair Work Commission finally - 53 years late - abolished junior rates of pay in retail, fast food and pharmacies industries. Josh Cullinan from the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union #RAFFWU, on calling for the scrapping of the junior rate of pay, how the system continues to be rigged against young workers.

https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/junior-rates

Junior Wage (small) Change https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/workplace-laws/award-changes/major-award-changes/junior-wage-changes-to-retail-fast-food-and-pharmacy-awards

#LivingWage
https://raffwu.org.au/campaigns/industry/living-wages/

#3CR #CommunityRadio. #JuniorPay #minimumwage #workingpoor

CBC Nova Scotia Apr 23

No bargaining talks planned on day 10 of N.S. long-term care workers strike
The province wants CUPE to take its current offer to its members, but the union says it wants deal that takes workers closer to living wage.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/no-bargaining-talks-cupe-long-term-care-strike-9.7175073?cmp=rss