Oregon’s state Legislature wrapped-up session without addressing the issue of raising the minimum wage. But, that hasn’t fazed $15 minimum wage activists. In fact, Oregon voters can expect a ballot … [Read more...]
Starbucks raises prices, $15 minimum wage to blame?
Starbucks Corp. recently announced an increase in drink prices in its stores across the country. Customers can expect to pay 1% more for their drinks. However, in the Puget Sound region, … [Read more...]
Union boss admits $15 minimum wage about unionization
Democrats, labor bosses and their far-left supporters have been in uproar over the fact that the true motivation behind their push for a $15 minimum wage and so-called “workers’ rights” bills has been … [Read more...]
Tacoma will vote on $15 minimum wage
An initiative, pushed by $15Now! activists, to raise the minimum in Tacoma to $15 per hour has qualified for the November ballot. Getting an initiative on the ballot requires 3,160 valid … [Read more...]
Business owners announce price hikes as a result of $15 minimum wage
The Washington Policy Center recently highlighted two examples of the consequences of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage. Check out a sign posted by a nail salon and a sign posted by a McDonald’s franchise … [Read more...]
Democrat lawmaker attributes rosy revenue forecast to $15 minimum wage
Last week, the state revealed a modest increase in the revenue forecast. The rosy new revenue outlook drew some rather questionable explanations from state lawmakers. Specifically, Democrat … [Read more...]
Patty Murray: $15 minimum wage is “inspiring”
U.S. Senator Patty Murray recently wrote a re-election campaign op-ed in the Seattle Times stating that every worker in America deserves to earn a minimum wage of $12. Murray’s editorial followed the … [Read more...]
Seattle small business owner closes shop, blames $15 minimum wage
Proponents of the $15 minimum wage have scorned stories of small business closures in San Francisco and Seattle as mere scare tactics. They’ve reassured the public that there is no truth to negative … [Read more...]
$15 minimum wage “grassroots” group funded, run by SEIU
Working Washington, the far-left political organization formed with the singular goal of increasing the minimum wage, is on to its next campaign: hiking the minimum wage to $15 per hour across … [Read more...]
Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law is an unprecedented experiment
A recent Seattle Times editorial written by two members of a nine-person team “charged by the City of Seattle to study the effects of the minimum wage” should leave readers in a state of discomfort. … [Read more...]
How Seattle’s top chef will deal with $15 minimum wage costs
Seattle celebrity chef and James Beard Award winner Tom Douglas does not approve of the $15 minimum wage law. Douglas supports a minimum wage increase. He has even put his money where his mouth is by … [Read more...]
Seattle’s $15 minimum wage experiment lacks experimenters
Seattle launched its unprecedented citywide $15 minimum wage experiment today. However, according to the latest reports, the experiment lacks the necessary, well, experimenters. The city agency … [Read more...]