09.18.19
- WITF-FM: The new minimum wage fight, same as the old minimum wage fight
- WGAL-TV: Activists urge lawmakers to raise minimum wage
09.17.19
- Erie News Now: Advocates, Lawmakers push for minimum wage increase
- Morning Call: Concerns about raising the minimum wage are baseless
- YourErie.com: Erie County United calling for $15 minimum wage
09.13.19
- Pennlive: Raising Pa.’s minimum wage remains a political football as Penn State-Pitt fans will notice on Saturday
- Citizens’ Voice LTE: Develop a plan to raise workers’ pay
09.10.19
- Allentown Morning Call: At Allentown rally, supporters of minimum wage say “They’re tired of waiting.”
- WFMZ-TV: People urge lawmakers to consider raising minimum wage during rally in Allentown
09.02.19
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Labor Day is a reminder that wage inequality still exists in Pa.
08.28.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: New poll: Nearly two-thirds of Pa. voters support $15/hr minimum wage
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: We can save capitalism in Pa. by raising workers’ pay
08.09.19
- Business Insider: NYC’s $15 minimum wage hasn’t brought the restaurant apocalypse – it’s helped them thrive
07.25.19
- Philadelphia Inquirer: PA has lowest minimum wage allowed in US. Should it be raised to $15/hour?
- Marketwatch: Raising the minimum wage to $15 could add over $100,000 to Social Security benefits for many workers
07.13.19
07.07.19
- Times-Tribune: Gradual minimum wage raise would lift economy
- Public Source series on low-wage living
06.30.19
- Doylestown Intelligencer: Value of minimum wage has eroded
06.29.19
- Delaware County Daily Times: Sen. Kearney laments budget fails to deliver
- Allentown Morning Call: At Allentown rally, calls for upping minimum wage, improving housing
06.18.19
- Sharon Herald: Legislature pressured to increase minimum wage
06.14.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Simple math: A $15 wage won’t make anyone rich. But it is a living wage
06.13.19
06.10.19
- Delaware County Daily Times: Push to boost minimum wage a battleground issue in Pa. budget talks
- Erie News Now: Minimum wage is hot topic in Harrisburg ahead of budget deadline
06.09.19
- Lehigh Valley Live: It’s time, finally, to raise PA’s minimum wage
- Delaware County Daily Times: It’s crunch time for action on minimum wage
06.07.19
- PA Post: Pennsylvania’s push to raise the minimum wage, explained
- New Castle News: Older Pennsylvanians making just $7.25/hr? It’s personal to us
- Lancaster Online: Minimum wage increase long overdue in our state
06.06.19
- Citizens Voice: Agree with raising hourly wages
06.04.19
- Citizens Voice: Budget offers opportunity
06.03.19
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Could raising the minimum wage help save lives?
05.30.19
- Citizens Voice: State must raise the minimum wage
05.26.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: It’s time to free our governments from corporate rule. Here’s how that happens
05.24.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: As budget season approaches, Democrats keep pushing for minimum wage hike
05.23.19
- KYW Newsradio: Supporters of livable wage hold day of action across PA
05.22.19
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia voters supported a $15 minimum wage. Now what?
05.08.19
04.30.19
- Washington Post: How do you reduce the suicide rate? Increase the minimum wage
04.29.19
04.28.19
- Lancaster Online: We need one fair, living wage in PA
04.24.19
- Meadville Tribune: Myths about the minimum wage
04.19.19
- Allentown Morning Call: Higher minimum wage would help my family and 1 million others in Pennsylvania
04.18.19
- Lancaster Online: In Lancaster, advocates say “we can’t wait” for a higher minimum wage
04.17.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: I’m a Mexican immigrant. Without a higher minimum wage, the American Dream is still out of reach
04.09.19
- Morning Call: It’s high time for PA to raise minimum wage
03.28.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Show me the data. Here’s the argument for raising PA’s minimum wage
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Majority of Pennsylvania votors favor raising the minimum wage to $12, new poll shows
03.26.19
03.24.19
- Allentown Morning Call: Pennsylvania should raise the minimum wage
03.18.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: One fair wage means a better life for millions of working Pennsylvanians
03.17.19
- Lehigh Valley Live: Accelerating opportunities for women will make PA more competitive
03.15.19
03.14.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Governor Wolf touts support from academics, economists for $15 minimum wage
03.08.09
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Raise the minimum wage in PA? There’s no time like the present.
03.07.19
- Allentown Morning Call: For the common good, raise the minimum wage in PA.
03.01.19
- State Lawmaker: Minimum wage increase would save money
02.24.19
- Washington Observer-Reporter Letter to the Editor: Increase in minimum wage necessary
02.21.19
- York Dispatch: PA’s minimum wage no longer defensible
- Lolita Owens, SEIU Member: Have you tried to live on the minimum wage? It’s time to raise it.
- New York Times: The $15 minimum wage doesn’t just improve lives. It saves them.
02.20.19
- Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa., California economists duel over minimum wage hike’s impact on consumers
02.17.19
- Ben Bright, chairman of Washington County Democratic Committee: Raising PA’s minimum wage will spur growth
02.16.29
- Patriot-News Letter to the Editor: We’re not talking about charity. Minimum wage is a moral issue
02.14.19
- Washington Observer-Reporter: Rise in PA’s minimum wage long overdue
02.12.19
- State Rep. Austin Davis: Pennsylvania in dire need of a minimum wage increase.
- KYW News Radio: Dozens gather for rally to ‘raise the wage’
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania lawmakers should calculate the high cost of low wages
- The Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Wolf’s budget plan will move PA forward – here’s how
- Pennlive/Patriot-News: It’s time to bring the fight for $15 across the finish line
2/9/19
- Pennlive/Patriot-News: A higher minimum wage will lift families, boost state revenue for the state budget
1/7/17
1/1/17
11/1/16
- Fetterman: Let’s raise the minimum wage
- Can our busted politics fix the broken minimum wage?
- A living wage helps end the cycle of poverty
- Blocking minimum wage hike is cruel to Pennsylvanians
10/27/16
10/25/16
10/24/16
9/12/16
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6/30/16
6/29/16
- A decade of failing Pennsylvania workers
- If we can put wine in the grocery store, we can hike the minimum wage: Art Haywood
- Alan Jennings – By not raising minimum wage, Pa. lawmakers tell workers: tough luck
6/28/16
- Sec. Manderino Continues ‘Jobs that Pay’ Tour in Philadelphia and Bristol
- Commentary: It’s long past time to raise the minimum wage in Pa.
6/23/16
6/20/16
5/17/16
5/16/16
5/10/16
- Supporters of increasing minimum wage gather in Harrisburg
- Two Philadelphia Companies Fined For Minimum Wage Violations
5/2/16
4/27/16
4/24/16
4/18/16
- Pennsylvania lags behind other states in raising minimum wage
- Early analysis of Seattle’s $15 wage law: Effect on prices minimal one year after implementation
4/14/16
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4/9/16
4/5/16
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4/2/16
4/1/16
- Wolf calls for raise in minimum wage in Wilkes-Barre visit
- Allegheny County councilman pushes for hike in state minimum wage
- Today Marks 25th Anniversary Of Last Time Tipped Minimum Wage Was Raised
- Valley chamber leaders wary of hike in minimum wage
3/31/16
- Governor visits Allentown to push for minimum wage increase
- Governor Wolf visits Allentown to promote minimum wage increase
- Wolf: Higher minimum wage good for business, economy
3/24/16
3/22/16
3/19/16
3/18/16
3/17/16
- Raise the Wage demonstration targets Sen. Lisa Baker’s Dallas office
- Activists Demonstrate In Center City Demanding Minimum Wage Increase
3/16/16
3/14/16
3/13/16
- People in Reading rally for raising the minimum wage
- Advocates rally in Reading for increase in Pa. minimum wage to $15 an hour
3/11/16
3/8/16
- Letter: Hike in Pa. minimum wage is overdue
- Gov. Wolf Takes Argument For Minimum Wage Hike For All Pennsylvanians On The Road
- Wolf’s wage plan a step in the right direction
- Wolf joins progressive politicians for minimum wage reform
- Wolf’s minimum wage
3/7/16
3/5/16
2/9/16
1/26/16
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1/3/16
12/26/15
12/23/15
11/22/15
11/16/15
- Increase minimum wage to offset sales tax hike
- Here’s $360 million reasons to raise Pa.’s minimum wage: Art Haywood
11/12/15
10/29/15
10/27/15
10/22/15
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10/11/15
10/8/15
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10/1/15
- Senator hopes to force vote on $10.10 minimum wage
- Here’s another reason a minimum wage hike should be part of budget talks: Yannet Lathrop
9/30/15
9/11/15
9/8/15
9/4/15
8/31/15
8/28/15
8/27/15
- Geisinger raises its minimum wage
- Family Budget Calculator Shows What Families Need to Get By in Pa.
8/25/15
8/24/15
8/23/15
8/21/15
8/5/15
8/3/15
7/30/15
- Higher wages a surprising success for Seattle restaurant
- Pennsylvania Employers Steal Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From Their Workers In Any Given Week
7/27/15
- New York’s minimum wage plans echo in Wyoming Valley
- The Average Worker in Pennsylvania Can’t Afford Rent
- Report: Pennsylvania employers stealing millions from workers every week
7/9/15
7/8/15
7/7/15
7/6/15
7/1/15
6/13/15
6/12/15
6/8/15
6/2/15
- How much do you need to earn to rent a modest 2-bedroom apt in Pa? This map will tell you
- Wages don’t cover rent for low-income people in Lancaster county, study shows
5/29/15
5/27/15
- Duquesne University to raise employee minimum wage to $16
- Robert Freeman: Reducing income inequality fosters economic opportunities
5/26/15
- Why minimum wage is a bigger problem for women than men
- Haywood continues to push to raise Pa. minimum wage to $10.10
5/22/15
5/21/15
- WirePOLITICS – Haywood, Boyle support minimum wage increase
- Tim Boyle: Efforts to raise the minimum wage gaining momentum
- Midstate wages aren’t keeping pace with need for affordable housing: Report
5/20/15
5/18/15
5/15/15
5/12/15
5/11/15
5/7/15
5/6/15
5/5/15
- Senators consider proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage
- Pa. lawmakers consider raising minimum wage
- Report: Pennsylvania Subsidizes Poverty Wages at Nursing Homes
- Philly Workers Take Minimum Wage Fight to Capital
- #RaiseTheWage: Labor Economist Mark Price Gives Play-by-Play on Minimum Wage Hearing
5/4/15
- Time for Part Two of the minimum wage fight: Mark Price
- State Sen. Daylin Leach Proposes $15/Hour Minimum Wage Bill
5/2/15
4/28/15
- Minimum wage hike to $10.10 would help 57,000 in Lancaster, study says
- Judges sides with Red Robin servers in minimum wage lawsuit
4/27/15
- Study: $10.10 minimum wage would boost Pa. workers, economy
- Volunteers say Bucks would benefits from minimum wage increase
4/26/15
4/24/15
4/23/15
4/22/15
- Supporters push drive to hike minimum wage
- Minimum Wage Increase Would be Raise to 65,000 LV Workers
- Area residents encouraged to back minimum wage increase
- New Study Reviews Effect of Governor’s Wage Increase
- In brief: Hike in minimum wage would help 32,000 in Erie County, study says
- Study: Minimum wage hike to $10.10 would affect 25,000 workers in Cumberland County
- York NAACP schedules news conference about report on raising the minimum wage
- Debate to raise minimum wage continues
- Keystone Research Center: 1.2 million Pennsylvania Workers Would Benefit From Minimum Wage Increase
- Advocacy group urges minimum wage hike
- Minimum wage hike to $10.10 an hour would benefit 65,382 Lehigh Valley workers, think tank says
- Advocacy group for immigrants calls for higher minimum wage
- New Study Finds Raising Minimum Wage Would Boost Pa Economy
- Study: Increased minimum wage could impact 11,000 local workers
- TV Coverage from Channel 11 News – Pittsburgh
- Radio Coverage from WESA – Pittsburgh
4/15/15
4/7/15
4/6/15
4/5/15
4/2/15
- Small business owners weigh in on bill to raise minimum wage
- Pa. lawmakers push to raise minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
4/1/15
3/31/15
3/11/15
3/9/15
3/2/15
2/24/15
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2/16/15
2/14/15
- Editorials from around Pa: TIME FOR A LIVING WAGE
- Cohen reintroduces his minimum-wage bill to increase wage to $11.50
2/10/15
- PA Gov. Tom Wolf says he’ll push for passage of state minimum wage hike to $10.10 over two years
- Wolf says he’ll push for passage of Pa. minimum wage hike
2/9/15
- Philadelphia Workers Attend Minimum-Wage-Hike Rally in Harrisburg
- Lawmakers, labor advocates renew push for raising state’s minimum wage
- Minimum Wage Bill Reintroduced
- ‘Low wage is not OK’: Minimum wage marchers want raise from $7.25 to $10.10
- Supporters plan minimum wage push
- Lifting PA’s Minimum Wage to $10.10 Per Hour Would Give a Much Bigger Boost to PA Families and Economy than an Increase to $8.75
- Minimum wage workers march on state capitol
2/4/15
1/27/15
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1/19/15
1/7/15
1/6/15
1/4/15
1/2/15
- New Jersey Raises Minimum Wage by 13 Cents
- New Jersey raises its minimum wage by 13 cents – could it happen here?: Friday Morning Coffee
1/1/15
12/31/14
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11/30/14
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10/6/14
- Pennsylvania should raise minimum wage
- Poor effort: Government can still make a difference on poverty
9/29/14
- Supporters rally to raise Pa. minimum wage
- Vote PA a Raise Day calls for $10.10 minimum wage
- Advocates push for higher minimum wage
- Dems, unions, others rally for hiking minimum wage
- Groups urge minimum wage increase in Pennsylvania
- Groups push for raising Pa.’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage to at least $10.10
- Lawmaker, activists call for minimum wage hike
- State Rep. Costa Advocates for Raising the Minimum Wage in PA
- Costa pushes for minimum wage hike
- Local lawmakers advocate minimum wage increase
- Monday rally at Media courthouse calls for minimum wage hike
- Advocates rally in Wyomissing to raise minimum wage
- In Delaware County, State Senators And Supporters Rally For Increase In Pa. Minimum Wage
TV coverage of “Vote PA a Raise” Statewide Day of Action (click on thumbnails):
- WFMZ 69 – Allentown & Wyomissing
- WFMZ 69 – Wyomissing
- Fox 8 – Altoona
- Channel 6 – Altoona
- WTAJ – Altoona
- CW Philly – Media
- WGAL – Harrisburg
- WGAL – Harrisburg
- ABC 27 – Harrisburg
- ABC 27 – Harrisburg
- ABC 27 – Harrisburg
- ABC 27 – Harrisburg
- CBS 3 – Media & Philadelphia
- ABC 6 – Philadelphia
- Fox 29 – Philadelphia
- Channel 11 – Pittsburgh
- Fox 53 – Pittsburgh
- Action News 4 – Pittsburgh
- Fox 43 – York
- Video by Paul Kuehnel – York
9/26/14
9/23/14
9/17/14
9/11/14
9/1/14
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7/26/14
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6/19/14
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6/10/14
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6/3/14
- Rally to raise the minimum wage at Pa. Capitol
- Unions, lawmakers ask for minimum wage raise
- Another rally to increase minimum wage, but will it happen?
- Video: ABC6 coverage of protesters from Philadelphia
- Video: Fox29 coverage of Pennsylvania and Seattle minimum wage fights
5/25/14
5/16/14
- Letter to the Editor: Minimum wage increase widely supported across Pa.
- 28,449 people need minimum wage hike
5/15/14
- Low minimum wage sticks all of us with higher welfare costs: PennLive letters
- More states, cities raising minimum wage
5/13/14
5/12/14
- Raising the minimum wage would cut food stamp costs
- More Than a Million Reasons for PA Minimum-Wage Hike
- Vermont hikes minimum wage to $10.50
5/8/14
- Raise the Wage PA Rallies Across State
- ‘Raise the Wage PA’ rallies held across state
- Rallies held across Pennsylvania in support of raising minimum wage
- State minimum wage hike supporters rally at Penn Square
- Study: One fifth of county workers impacted by minimum wage hike
- Supporters of minimum wage hike rally at Capitol
- Protesters rally in Doylestown for $10.10 hourly minimum wage
- Is it time for a raise in the state’s minimum wage? Faith and labor leaders and Rep. Patty Kim think so
- Phila. Workers Call for Hire Minimum Wage, Promise Ongoing Activism
- Workers Rally to Raise PA Minimum Wage
- Advocates urge minimum-wage increase in Pennsylvania
- Unions, lawmakers rally for higher minimum wage
- Raise the Wage PA rallies for a raise in minimum wage
- NBC10 coverage of event in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia fast food workers will take part in national strike
- Not giving up the fight for fair wages (page 4)
5/7/14
- Report: 1M Pa. workers would benefit from minimum wage hike
- Mapping the Data: Minimum wage of $10.10/hour would benefit 21% of workers here
- Subway CEO No Longer Thinks Minimum Wage Hike A ‘Bad Idea’
- Brian O’Neill: People working for tips in restaurants could use a raise
4/28/14
4/23/14
4/19/14
4/10/14
4/7/14
- Candidate Kate McGinty prodding Corbett on wage law
- Maryland set to increase its minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018
- Maryland Lawmakers Approve Minimum Wage Increase
4/5/14
4/4/14
3/31/14
3/28/14
3/27/14
- Shrinking wage: Restore the buying power of the Pa. minimum
- A minimum wage hike is long past due: Daylin Leach
3/22/14
- COMMENTARY: MARK PRICE AND CHRIS LILIENTHAL Minimum-wage hike will help Pa. economy
- Pennsylvania urged to raise minimum wage
3/18/2014