Near-historic price increases for basics like food and gas have drawn scrutiny to a question at the heart of the economy: How much money must a worker make to stay afloat? The price of eggs has risen ...

A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies dubs 20 companies the ‘Low-Wage 20’—and includes retail giants like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Kroger. Over the last 50 years, the chasm between ...

Raising the minimum wage stands to benefit millions of American workers, supporters say, lifting them out of poverty and increasing workers’ family resources, but it has remained untouched for over a ...

Butler Hospital workers, including nurses and mental health staff, are on strike due to unfair labor practices. The strike, the longest hospital lockout in Rhode Island history, centers around low ...

New York City Councilmember Sandy Nurse recently introduced the “$30 for Our City” Act to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour.

A new report criticizes gaming giant MGM Resorts International, among several other large U.S. corporations, for using social ...

Portage County Community Action Council Executive Director John Kennedy debunks myths about poverty in Portage County and ...

"Safety-net programs such as food stamps and tax credits kept poverty from rising even higher in 2010, but for many low-income families with work-related and medical expenses, they are considered too ...

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — A report released in July revealed that, in the 16 years since Kentucky’s minimum wage increased, it has been driven below the poverty line for a full-time worker. Currently, ...