💵 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 $25 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰

💵 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 $25 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰

The Green Party of England & Wales' Workers Charter 2026 includes a rise in minimum wage to £15;
Business concerns that the original introduction of a MW would see mass lay-offs failed to materialise, but analysis of UK's MW often suggests this is partly as it is quite low;
so the Q. is would raising it finally prompt MW-related unemployment, or would it raise pressure to increase productivity & skill enhancement?
It would be an interesting economic experiment!
#workers #MinimumWage
h/t FT
“Colorado’s living hourly wage was $26 an hour for a single person with no kids in early 2026, and $65.47 for a single person with two kids, the MIT Living Wage Calculator shows. Those figures rank 10th and 8th in the country, respectively. The state minimum wage is $15.16.
Minimum living wages are calculated based on the cost of essentials including housing, medical care, childcare and food.”
#Colorado #CostOfLiving #LivingHourlyWage #Economics #MinimumWage
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/01/is-colorados-cost-of-living-higher-than-the-national-average/
UK bakery chain shuts every branch after 109 years in business as company plunges into liquidation
American High’s ‘Minimum Wage’ Gets Netflix Series Order
#News #AmericanHigh #JeremyGarelick #MinimumWage #Netflix #SeriesOrders
https://deadline.com/2026/04/american-high-minimum-wage-netflix-series-order-1236877223/
Bosses are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour” (hire cheapest wageslaves)
https://jacobin.com/2026/04/australia-junior-rates-workers-jobs
Courtesy of Black Jack via RT article post comment
Apparently minimum wage in 1970 equivalent to $69/ph in today's wage.
#Debt, #Inflation, #CostOfLiving, #USA, #MinimumWage, #PositiveMoney.