Sentences with phrase «because lower wage workers»

Senator Adriano Espaillat, introduced the measure in the Senate, saying it's a «moral» issue, and would also help the economy, because lower wage workers spend the extra money on basic necessities.

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Several hundred marched near Disney World in October and in December Orlando workers rejected a company proposal to boost the lowest wage by $ 1 over two years to $ 11 an hour because it would still leave new hires at $ 10, according to Jeremy Haicken, president of Unite Here Local 737, which represents food and housekeeping workers.

Because many companies employing low - wage workers face too much competition to pass the increased labor cost on to customers, a higher minimum wage would mean lower small business profits or costly investment in labor saving equipment.

«That is because the weekly earnings gains enjoyed by low - wage workers who remain employed is considerably bigger than the weekly earnings lost as a result of lower employment.»

By contrast, many other independent workers are in low - wage occupations where the supply of labor is huge and turnover is constant; if someone leaves because of crummy pay or wretched working conditions, the employer can easily tap somebody else to fill the slot.

According to research from The Pew Charitable Trusts, many employers are hesitant to offer retirement plans as part of a benefits package because some believe low - wage workers would struggle to afford regular contributions.

Financial sales jobs are particularly attractive because they pay well above average, and yet a good percentage of workers in the field are former low - wage workers.

Come to think of it, they shouldn't even have a minimum wage in place either because that's protecting lower level workers.

A new report highlights how care workers are losing out because of the confusing and unhelpful way in which their working arrangements and low pay interact with tax, welfare and minimum wage rules.

Heastie, asked about the potential amendments to the governor's bill, says he still thinks the Assembly measure is better, because it provides enough money so that low wage workers can also take advantage of the benefit.

Cuomo and other supporters say it makes sense to target the fast - food industry because it employs more low - wage workers than any other sector.

It is the Wal - Mart's of the business world who are profiting most from the low minimum wage standard and also relying on taxpayer subsidies to keep their poverty wage workers fed, housed, and health enough to work for them because these minimum wage workers are paid so low they qualify for food stamps, Section 8 and public housing rent subsidies, Medicaid, and the Earned Income Tax Credit,» Hawkins said.

Japan today has one of the smallest governmental sectors in the developed world, because a lot of the tasks of the welfare state, from providing economic support during business downturns to building affordable housing for low wage workers, were assumed by large private employers.

She and Wilkinson, who also lives in Syracuse, are among an estimated 18,500 low - wage workers in Onondaga County expected to get raises on Dec. 31 because of the state's higher minimum wage, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute.

It cites 70 unspecified studies and says instead the wage hike would increase employment, because the lowest - waged workers would have more money to spend on goods and services in their communities.

The current Gov. Cuomo, conducting an aggressive, union - backed crusade in his father's name for a mandatory $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, unleashed a jaw - dropping attack on a portion of the private sector last week by claiming low - wage businesses are «stealing from the taxpayers of this state» because their workers are entitled to state and federal benefits.

«The minimum wage needs to be raised right now for low - wage workers because the rent won't wait,» said Hawkins who has called for $ 15 and indexed to productivity.

They have been better at forecasting the unemployment rate, even as it has become less useful as an indicator of how strong labor conditions are because of discouraged workers and more lower wage jobs.

«The biggest reason is that retailers often have low wage workers, high turnover and don't offer comprehensive benefits to all employees because they operate on such low margins.

The AFL has repeatedly called for the phasing out of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, especially in low - wage sectors, because it is driving down wages and blocking the first rungs on the job ladder which traditionally have been filled by young workers, seniors and new immigrants.