Minimum Wage

Rising Inflation Squeezes Low Income Workers

In early March, Mayte Molina, 34, did a double-take at her higher-than-normal supermarket bill.  Quickly adding how it would offset her weekly budget, she put a handful of her usual items back. Since then, Molina’s daily shopping run has turned into every three to four days to stretch out her […]

The Cost of Minimum Wage in Home Care

For JoAnn Holmes, a 65-year-old home health aide with 30 years of experience, getting by on $10 an hour was always difficult. It got harder last year when her company cut her work back to three days a week. When she asked her employers for a reason, they said, “We […]

Restaurant prices soar in Seattle as $15 moves closer

When Tom Douglas first heard about the plans of raising the minimum wage in Seattle to $15 an hour, he knew what it would mean for his business: higher costs. And he knew what that would mean for his customers, too: higher prices. Douglas, a 57-year-old chef and restaurateur, owns […]