Adjuncts: Wage & Benefit Disparities In Higher Education
The story of Margaret Mary Vojtko , an adjunct professor at Duquesne University has gone viral and it’s sparked a debate about fair compensation for adjuncts. Dan Kovalick, senior associate general...
View ArticleWith a Raise in the Minimum Wage, Where Would Businesses Find the Money?
Last Wednesday, the US Senate voted down a proposal by President Obama to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour. Many contend that such a steep raise would cripple job growth and...
View ArticleState Rep. Costa Advocates for Raising the Minimum Wage in PA
To earn a living wage for a family of four while only making minimum wage, the two adults in that family would each have to work 68 hours a week . Another option, according to state Rep. Dom Costa...
View ArticleOn The House: Paying Restaurant Workers a Living Wage
Making a living wage in the restaurant industry can be tough. Servers and bartenders rely on tips for the bulk of their income, and in the kitchen, the wage is set by the business owner. Recently the...
View ArticleAffordable Housing Initiatives Move Forward In City Council
Two parts of Councilman Ricky Burgess’s “City for All Agenda” received unanimous preliminary approval in Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday. If the bills are formally approved next week, the city...
View ArticleCity Health Care And Service Workers Testify For Increased Wages
Dozens of health care workers and advocates testified Thursday before the city’s Wage Committee urging it to increase pay for service workers at area hospitals. The committee was formed by City Council...
View ArticleCouncil Wage Review Committee Wants Health Care Employers To Boost Minimum...
Pittsburgh City Council’s Wage Review Committee, spearheaded by Councilman Ricky Burgess, is recommending some of the region’s biggest employers increase their minimum wage.
View ArticleHospital Employees See Wages Rise, But Burgess Says There Is Still Work To Do
One year after Pittsburgh’s Wage Review Committee released its report detailing the hardships faced by low-wage workers in the city, Councilman Ricky Burgess said there is still more work to do....
View ArticleIn Budget Proposal, Wolf Looks To Raise Pennsylvania Minimum Wage To $12
One of the more contentious parts of Governor Tom Wolf’s budget proposal is a bid to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 an hour. It’s currently $7.25—the lowest the federal government allows.
View ArticleAdjuncts: Wage & Benefit Disparities In Higher Education
The story of Margaret Mary Vojtko , an adjunct professor at Duquesne University has gone viral and it’s sparked a debate about fair compensation for adjuncts. Dan Kovalick, senior associate general...
View ArticleWith a Raise in the Minimum Wage, Where Would Businesses Find the Money?
Last Wednesday, the US Senate voted down a proposal by President Obama to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour. Many contend that such a steep raise would cripple job growth and...
View ArticleState Rep. Costa Advocates for Raising the Minimum Wage in PA
To earn a living wage for a family of four while only making minimum wage, the two adults in that family would each have to work 68 hours a week . Another option, according to state Rep. Dom Costa...
View ArticleOn The House: Paying Restaurant Workers a Living Wage
Making a living wage in the restaurant industry can be tough. Servers and bartenders rely on tips for the bulk of their income, and in the kitchen, the wage is set by the business owner. Recently the...
View ArticleAffordable Housing Initiatives Move Forward In City Council
Two parts of Councilman Ricky Burgess’s “City for All Agenda” received unanimous preliminary approval in Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday. If the bills are formally approved next week, the city...
View ArticleCity Health Care And Service Workers Testify For Increased Wages
Dozens of health care workers and advocates testified Thursday before the city’s Wage Committee urging it to increase pay for service workers at area hospitals. The committee was formed by City Council...
View ArticleCouncil Wage Review Committee Wants Health Care Employers To Boost Minimum...
Pittsburgh City Council’s Wage Review Committee, spearheaded by Councilman Ricky Burgess, is recommending some of the region’s biggest employers increase their minimum wage.
View ArticleHospital Employees See Wages Rise, But Burgess Says There Is Still Work To Do
One year after Pittsburgh’s Wage Review Committee released its report detailing the hardships faced by low-wage workers in the city, Councilman Ricky Burgess said there is still more work to do....
View ArticleIn Budget Proposal, Wolf Looks To Raise Pennsylvania Minimum Wage To $12
One of the more contentious parts of Governor Tom Wolf’s budget proposal is a bid to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 an hour. It’s currently $7.25—the lowest the federal government allows.
View ArticleEllis School Says Issue With Former Cleaning Company Was Performance, Not...
Officials with the Ellis School, a private all-girls preparatory school in Shadyside, said their decision to switch cleaning contractors earlier this month was because of performance issues, not wages,...
View ArticleActivists Oppose New UPMC Hospital, Want Expanded Treatment For Addiction,...
A march is scheduled on Tuesday ahead of a public hearing at Pittsburgh’s city council about a proposed UPMC vision and rehabilitation hospital in Uptown. A coalition of Pittsburgh community...
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