Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Says President Obama’s $9 Minimum Wage by 2015 Is Far Too Little and Too Late February 13, 2013 Ralph Nader made clear on Wednesday that President Obama’s proposal, in his State of the Union address, to increase the minimum wage to $9 per hour by 2015 is too little, too […]
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Happy Birthday John L. Lewis: Raising the Minimum Wage to Catch Up to 1968 for Thirty Million Workers
Raising the Minimum Wage to Catch Up to 1968 for Thirty Million Workers Washington, D.C., February 12, 2013 Birthday of John L. Lewis (1880 – 1969) * Thirty million workers are making less today than workers made in 1968, adjusted for inflation. Had the minimum wage kept pace with inflation over these forty-five years, it […]
In the Absence of Federal Action, Some Voters Take Minimum Wage Issue Into Their Own Hands
Originally published on Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ralph-nader/minmum-wage-ballot-measures_b_2089641.html Americans across the country raptly waited as the results from the presidential election rolled in last night. Some election results that may have flown under the radar, however, were a few ballot measures in Albuquerque, San Jose, and Long Beach that would raise workers’ minimum wage. While the president […]
Higher Minimum Wage Would Boost Economy
originally appeared in the Hartford Courant. http://courant.com/news/opinion/hc-op-nader-higher-minimum-wage-vital-workers-econ-20121026,0,7140745.story COMMENTARY Higher Minimum Wage Would Boost Economy By RALPH NADER | COMMENTARY 6:45 PM EDT, October 26, 2012 As the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Linda McMahon draws to a close, notably absent from the two campaigns’ messages is any upfront position or debates […]
Nader: Higher Minimum Wage Would Boost Economy : The Hartford Courant
As the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Linda McMahon draws to a close, notably absent from the two campaigns’ messages is any upfront position or debates about raising the minimum wage. So where do the two candidates for Senate stand on this important issue? Unfortunately, McMahon continues to keep voters in […]
Open Letter to Jim Lehrer
Dear Mr. Lehrer, As the moderator of 11 previous debates since 1988, you have had an especially noteworthy opportunity to shape the political discourse of the day. In the upcoming October 3rd debate, yet again, you have the opportunity to raise the standards of and improve upon the political conversation in this country in what […]