Who the Minimum Wage Workers AreLast week, Seattle’s City Council voted to raise the local minimum wage to $15 an hour, which would be…
Increasing the Minimum Wage (Part II)Yesterday, we had a good discussion about increasing the minimum wage. Our pal Heidi Moore tackled the issue in The Guardian today:Business leaders and plump Washington lawmakers would do well to try to step back from their fat bank…
Can We End Tipping Culture?Josh Michtom wrote in his column yesterday that those who work in food service often rely on customer tips to…
Restaurant Week With Fair Labor PracticesHere’s a spin on “restaurant week,” which happens in various cities across the country…
Minimum Wage Numbers, Here and ElsewhereBloomberg Businessweek has a fun graphic looking at the minimum wage by the numbers in…
Voters Decide They Want Higher Minimum WagesThis morning, after the election, much will be discussed about how Republicans…
Money for EveryoneThis fall, a truck dumped eight million coins outside the Parliament building in Bern, one for every Swiss citizen. It was a…
