A new report has shed light on who would benefit most in Pennsylvania from raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. More than 1.3 million workers would see higher paychecks, said report author Claire Kovach, a senior research analyst for the Keystone Research Center. Pennsylvania s minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour for more than a decade, and the state has lost significant buying power in that time. .
Tax-filing season is underway, and Congress is one step closer to helping low-income families get a bigger break on their returns. Policy experts say a new expansion of the Child Tax Credit would address poverty, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Late this week, the U.S. .
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Immigrant workers at an agricultural packing shed in Battleboro, North Carolina are celebrating a union agreement which will bring them new benefits. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee recently concluded a two-year campaign resulting in a collective bargaining agreement to cover those who work in packing operations and will bring a wage increase of 8%, guaranteed overtime pay, paid leave for union business as well as bereavement pay. Ana Lilia Rentería Sanchez, a warehouse packer, said she had never been part of a union in Mexico but encouraged her co-workers to get on board after she learned how helpful the union would be. .