minimum wage

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A young man standing near me on the parade route in New Bedford on Memorial Day was annoyed when he saw a handful of clipboard-clad young people making their way down the line of spectators in search of signatures. The clipboards contained petitions from Raise Up Massachusetts, which is looking to have two questions added to the ballot this fall...

A New Bedford couple and an East Providence cleaning company face allegations including forced service, assault, and wage theft.

State lawmakers are paralyzed by fear of special interest groups.

Raise Up Massachusetts, the coalition behind multiple ballot campaigns this cycle, plans to kick off a statewide lobbying tour on Saturday in New Bedford to build support for its efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and guarantee workers paid family and medical leave.

The ballot proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15-an-hour is non-negotiable, according to a Raise Up Massachusetts insider who described the group's wage-floor hike effort as a take-it-or-leave-it proposition.

Rob Mellion, President and CEO of the Bristol County Chamber of Commerce, testified on Beacon Hill Tuesday against raising the minimum wage and employer-paid family and sick leave.

Walmart workers get higher wages and benefits thanks to tax reform.

If legislation to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts to $15 an hour is not enacted in coming weeks there will be plenty of people to blame and they are all Democrats.  A bill to increase the minimum from the current $11 has been languishing in committee all year and is facing a rapidly approaching February 7th deadline to be reported out or it dies on the vine...

Senator Michael Rodrigues (D-Westport) is co-chair of a new Senate task force examining ways to improve the business climate for Massachusetts retailers, including a possible $15 minimum wage.