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Malaysia introduces first minimum wage for private sector workers

Kuala Lumpur - In a televised speech, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the nation's first minimum wage for private sector employees. Razak called it a "special present" from the government and noted it would benefit three million low-income workers.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

San Francisco to become first U.S. city with $10+ minimum wage

San Francisco - San Francisco will be the first city in the United States to have a minimum wage that tops $10. As of Jan. 1, 2012, workers in the city by the bay will earn a living wage of at least $10.24 per hour.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 4 comments

Op-Ed: What 'Right To Work' Advocates Don't Want You To Know

The idea of "Right to Work" is often touted about in the media, and mostly is presented as if such places where that "right" exists are "ideal" places to be. What they don't say is just as telling, by omission, as what disinformation they do provide.

In the Media by Hans Smedbol - 57 comments

Op-Ed: The American GOP: Spoon-feeding the rich, bankrupting the nation

The GOP has executed the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history. Due to unfair tax schemes and an obsession for selling out to corporations while hobbling the middle class, the U.S. has record numbers of billionaires and people living in poverty.

In the Media by Daniel R. Cobb - 18 comments

Committee calls for Nova Scotia to raise minimum wage

Halifax - The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee has recommended March 10 to the goverment that the minimum wage be raised to $10 from $9.65 per hour beginning October 1, 2011.

In the Media by Kevin Jess - 4 comments

Nova Scotia minimum wage workers get raise in pay

Halifax - Nova Scotians who currently work for minimum wage will see an increase in their paychecks beginning October 1, 2010. It is the last of four wage increases scheduled since 2008.

In the Media by Kevin Jess - 2 comments

Ontario restaurant industry upset over minimum wage increase Special

Toronto - In Ontario, the minimum wage will rise to $10.25 for all employees across the province, but some people are not happy about this as they feel they will have to cut hours and lay off their employees.

Digital Journal Report by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

Ontario minimum wage set to rise on March 31 to $10.25

Toronto - The Ontario government announced this week that the province's minimum wage is set to rise from $9.50 to $10.25 on March 31, 2010.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

20th anniversary of Canada's broken promise to end child poverty

Across Canada, individuals and groups are marking today as the 20-year anniversary of a unanimous vote in the House of Commons to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.

In the Media by Lynne Melcombe - 2 comments

The Democratic Agenda (Part 1 of 4)

House speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, says the minimum wage increase passed by Congress on May 25, 2007 as a part of the Iraq spending bill, was long overdue. The bill will increase the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour from $5.15 per hour.

In the Media by Craig S. Byrnes - 21 comments

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