Minimum or low-wage jobs are increasingly unsustainable for most. In 2025, a full-time job at the federal minimum wage puts a worker under the poverty threshold.

Four candidates are seeking election to Position No. 1 on the Burien City Council in 2025, offering voters a range of backgrounds and perspectives in one of the city’s most closely watched local races ...

Longmont is set to hold a “fishbowl” discussion about minimum wage increases. On paper, this sounds like progress. In reality, there’s serious cause for concern — and anyone in our ...

The council will vote July 22 whether to adopt the Workers’ Bill of Rights ordinance without alteration, or to send it to a vote of the people.

Can the city of New York sell groceries more cheaply than the private sector? The mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani thinks so.

When the minimum wage does not go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour ...

The Housing Wage is higher in urban parts of the state, according to the report. Renters in Columbus need to earn at least ...

We've heard from many Chicago-area families that their teens are having a hard time finding work, even when they want it. As costs increase and wages rise--the statewide minimum wage grew to $15 this ...

The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Progressive efforts to outlaw many entry-level jobs aren't ...

Everything from monthly benefits to what workers and beneficiaries owe in taxes has the potential to change in the upcoming ...

Carlos Marentes recalls recently speaking to a group of high school students in Fabens, Texas, about the legacy of immigrant ...