/tags/minimum-wage Minimum Wage en-US Copyright Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:12:59 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-01/better-wages-and-benefits-after-dcta-hires-its-own-bus-drivers DCTA CEO Paul Cristina said via email that staffers have worked diligently in planning the transition from NTMC to DCTA. This includes better wages and benefits for bus operators. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:12:59 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-01/better-wages-and-benefits-after-dcta-hires-its-own-bus-drivers Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle /arts-culture/2023-08-03/understand-your-value-how-the-cedar-unions-focus-on-fair-pay-empowers-dallas-artists Local muralist and painter Hatziel Flores says the group’s focus on fair pay is vital for working artists. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-08-03/understand-your-value-how-the-cedar-unions-focus-on-fair-pay-empowers-dallas-artists Elizabeth Myong | Arts Access /news/2023-06-20/dallas-renters-need-to-earn-53-040-a-year-to-afford-a-one-bedroom-apartment The National Low-Income Housing Coalition reports that low-income Texans face a housing market where truly affordable rent is largely out of reach. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /news/2023-06-20/dallas-renters-need-to-earn-53-040-a-year-to-afford-a-one-bedroom-apartment Christopher Connelly /news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:58:45 GMT /news/2022-09-13/texas-is-one-of-the-worst-states-in-the-country-for-workers-heres-why Bekah Morr /texas-news/2022-02-10/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-biden-over-minimum-wage-hike-for-federal-contractors Paxton argues the Biden administration policy is federal overreach and would harm the Texas economy. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:32:11 GMT /texas-news/2022-02-10/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-biden-over-minimum-wage-hike-for-federal-contractors Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2021-04-27/biden-to-establish-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors The administration also plans to eliminate the tipped minimum wage for federal contractors by 2024, effectively raising it to $15 from the current level of $7.65. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:00:31 GMT /government/2021-04-27/biden-to-establish-15-an-hour-minimum-wage-for-federal-contractors Alana Wise /news/2021-03-26/she-works-2-jobs-her-grocery-budget-is-25-this-is-life-near-minimum-wage A juicy prime rib. A glossy art book. A few days off work without worrying about bills. These are the unreachable desires of some of America's workers earning just above minimum wage. Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:00:02 GMT /news/2021-03-26/she-works-2-jobs-her-grocery-budget-is-25-this-is-life-near-minimum-wage Alina Selyukh /business-economy/2021-02-09/15-minimum-wage-would-reduce-poverty-but-cost-jobs-cbo-says Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:00:36 GMT /business-economy/2021-02-09/15-minimum-wage-would-reduce-poverty-but-cost-jobs-cbo-says Alina Selyukh /business-economy/2021-02-05/senate-says-no-to-15-minimum-wage-for-now-but-democrats-vow-to-push-on Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 remains a priority of President Biden and Democrats after the Senate approved an amendment prohibiting a wage increase during the pandemic. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:00:22 GMT /business-economy/2021-02-05/senate-says-no-to-15-minimum-wage-for-now-but-democrats-vow-to-push-on Andrea Hsu, Sam Gringlas, Audie Cornish /news/2021-01-29/we-do-a-lot-of-work-texas-low-wage-workers-hope-for-more-as-biden-congress-push-minimum-wage-hike The minimum wage in Texas pays $7.25 an hour, well below a livable wage and far lower than the minimum hourly pay in most states. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 23:00:35 GMT /news/2021-01-29/we-do-a-lot-of-work-texas-low-wage-workers-hope-for-more-as-biden-congress-push-minimum-wage-hike Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune