Here’s what hourly workers and small business owners think of a $15 minimum wage
President Joe Biden, along with other Democrats, have voiced support for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour.
But recent attempts including a Senate vote on Friday to include a minimum wage hike in the President’s Covid relief package have all failed.
Still, progressive lawmakers and activists are dedicated to the pay increase, which they say would provide millions of workers with a living wage.
“If anybody thinks that we’re giving up on this issue, they are sorely mistaken,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Friday. “If we have to vote on it time and time again, we will and we’re going to succeed. The American people understand that we cannot continue to have millions of people working for starvation wages.”
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Automation Revs Pandemic IT Toolbox
Enterprise IT executives saw huge acceleration in automation deployments in 2020, and that trend will continue next year as they look to expand into intelligent automation.
Enterprise IT organizations were certainly among the silent heroes of 2020. These organizations and professionals came to the rescue to equip for the sudden pivots and challenges that characterized 2020, the year when a pandemic shifted markets and sent so many to work from home.
From video conferencing to VPNs to collaboration tools to accelerated cloud deployments, this year necessitated that organizations put a greater focus on using technology to enable business.