Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour by 2025. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Thursday regarding the wage hike. “Today we made history in Illinois by increasing READ MORE
By Brett Rowland and Greg Bishop | Illinois News Network Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Senate approved a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, putting Gov. J.B. Pritzker READ MORE
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2018 By: Rachel West Today is Minimum Wage Workers’ Equal Pay Day, the day that marks how many additional days into the new year a minimum-wage worker must work to earn READ MORE
AG Madigan & 16 AGs Oppose Federal Government’s Effort to Rescind Rule Allowing Hourly Workers to Keep Their Tips Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan along with the Attorneys General from READ MORE
Residents will disrupt Cal City City Council Meeting demanding city to opt-in minimum wage increase Calumet City—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2017. Organizing groups, residents, and workers will come together to publicly address Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz READ MORE
Photo Source: fightfor15.0rg Rallies Across 24 Cities to Culminate in Massive March on Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., Marking Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination; Nation’s Two Most Powerful Social Movements to Join Forces, READ MORE
Land of Lincoln Joins Movement that has Raised Wages for 22 Million Workers; “$15 for Illinois Future†Coalition Pledge Powerful Grassroots Campaign to Support the Legislation SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2017.  Rep. Will Guzzardi joined workers READ MORE
“In urban and rural states across the country, the living wage is consistently far higher than the minimum wage, and higher than most people would guess.” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2016. Workers in some cities and READ MORE
Federal investigation finds company violated minimum wage laws MINNEAPOLIS –(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016. A Minnesota-based company has agreed to pay 15,909 employees nationwide a total of $976,765 – $488,229 in back wages and an equal amount READ MORE
When fully enacted, the wage increase will put $10,000 more a year in workers’ pockets CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016. The movement to give minimum wage workers a raise continues gaining momentum across the country, with READ MORE
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