seeCseas@lemmy.worldM to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThis machine was a stroke of geniusi.imgur.comimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageThis machine was a stroke of geniusi.imgur.comseeCseas@lemmy.worldM to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarewarboyziri@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBest part is that since your minimum wage doesn’t change, this idea can be relevant for many generations to come
minus-squarecorm@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agodidn’t it though? It’s like $15 here in portland
minus-squaresab@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoStates can have their own laws, but the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 for 14 years now.
minus-squareAffectadore@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoMississippi CoL is a far cry from NYC
minus-squareRagnell@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoA big problem because it means a federal worker in NYC gets as much as a federal worker in Mississippi. That it hasn’t changed for 20 years suggests both are underpaid, but the NYC worker has definitely got to get another job.
Best part is that since your minimum wage doesn’t change, this idea can be relevant for many generations to come
didn’t it though? It’s like $15 here in portland
States can have their own laws, but the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 for 14 years now.
Mississippi CoL is a far cry from NYC
A big problem because it means a federal worker in NYC gets as much as a federal worker in Mississippi. That it hasn’t changed for 20 years suggests both are underpaid, but the NYC worker has definitely got to get another job.