Sentences with phrase «wage advocates»

He urge minimum wage advocates to continue to demand a better deal, both to include tip workers but also a much higher initial wage.

Minimum wage advocates have set their hopes on the states.

Now wage advocates are focused on 2016, as several states and cities including California and New York will consider proposals in the new year to gradually lift pay further to $ 15 an hour.

The measures Senate Democrats are pushing later today will not include any recommendations in the contentious battle over the 421a tax abatement, which is now the subject of a TV ad campaign by the Real Estate Board of New York (Mayor Bill de Blasio and REBNY are both supportive of making changes to the abatement, which has put the mayor crossways with prevailing wage advocates).

A Poverty Forum was held Friday where housing specialists, public health experts, living wage advocates and others will explore a number of issues.

More than a century later, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory has a new identity as New York University's Brown Building of Science and the anniversary of the tragedy has become a rallying point for minimum wage advocates.

The minimum wage advocates aren't the only ones at the Capitol as the budget deal draws near.

The push for the $ 15 minimum wage this legislative session stands in contrast to last year, when Cuomo was initially hesitant to embrace the targeted increase that has been part of a nation - wide campaign from low - wage advocates.