How Would Minimum Wage Increase Affect Georgia Economy?
President Obama has proposed raising the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour by 2015. Georgia's minimum wage is below the federal level.
View ArticleLocal Workers Join National Fast Food Wage Protest
As part of a national protest, fast wood workers, union members and others demonstrated in front of a Church’s Chicken on Moreland Avenue. Protesters
View ArticleAtlanta Fast Food Workers Join National Protest Over Low Pay
Fast food workers in Atlanta walked off the job Thursday as part of a nationwide protest over low pay. A group of about 60 protestors made up of fast...
View ArticleIKEA to Implement "Living Wage" at 38 U.S. Locations
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, is changing the way it calculates wages for workers at its 38 U.S. locations. The company says it will pay...
View ArticleGeorgia Workers, Union Leaders Call For Minimum Wage Increase
A coalition of union leaders, workers and workers' rights advocates rallied to raise the state’s minimum wage Wednesday. They support a proposal that...
View ArticleGa. Supreme Court Hears Debate On Home Care Workers' Wages
The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether or not in-home care providers are entitled to earning a minimum wage under state law. In...
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