Dems to take late stab at Minn. minimum wage bill
Minnesota Democrats are making a late push on a bill to raise the state's minimum wage. Full story
Milwaukee fast food workers latest to demand union, $15 minimum wage
The nationwide wave of fast food strikes appears to be gradually coalescing into a national push for a higher minimum wage. Full story
Minimum wage row could scupper revival of Merkel's FDP ally
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Free Democrats, fighting to renew their coalition with Angela Merkel's conservatives in September's election, could face damaging new splits when they thrash out a position on a minimum wage at their weekend congress. Full story
Rising CEO-to-worker pay gap another argument to raise minimum wage
Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, joins Martin Bashir to explain why the gap between CEO and worker pay continues to rise – by more than 900% since the 1950s – and why that only fuels the arguments of people who want to raise the minimum wage.
Minimum wage hike heads to Minn. House floor
Many Minnesota workers would get a pay hike, extra time to spend with newborns and recently adopted children and more overtime pay in the minimum wage bill that is headed to the House floor. Full story
Malloy backs efforts to raise Conn. minimum wage
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is throwing his political weight behind efforts to increase the state's minimum wage. Full story
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Fast food workers pushing for double minimum wage
Maya Wiley explains the need for increases to the minimum wage rate.
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Starbucks CEO: Leading Retailer of Mobile Payment Transac...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz discusses how the partnership with Square is going, the vote on a potential ban on making any political contributions, and the minimum wage.
A Consumer Reality Check With Landry's CEO
Tilman Fertitta, Landry's Inc. chairman & CEO, discusses employment, minimum wage, and why he took his company private.
$22 Minimum Wage?
President Obama proposed a 24 percent increase in minimum wage to $9 per hour, and Elizabeth Warren suggested raising it to $22 per hour. Mark Hannah, Former Kerry & Obama Campaign Aide and Chip Saltsman, Former Huckabee Campaign Manager, share their o...
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