Tag: minimum wage
Opinion: Legislative inaction on wages hurts R.I. workers, businesses
Despite solid proposals to raise the state’s lowest wage, Rhode Island’s state budget looks set to take effect without even a modest increase. Gov....
PBN on WJAR-TV, April 22, 2019
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sets her sights in her final term on ‘job training and education.’ Will there be money to pay for it?Every...
Businesses seek study of minimum wage hike
Rhode Island again is considering an increase in the minimum wage to stay competitive with surrounding states, including Massachusetts.Among New England states, only Connecticut...
Should the General Assembly follow Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s lead and...
After going up for a second consecutive year to $10.50 per hour at the beginning of 2019, there is talk about adding another 60...
Providence lawmakers call for $15 minimum wage for city workers
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add a provision to the state’s minimum-wage law requiring city employees to be paid a...
Raimondo proposes funding boost for education, job training; expansion of tuition-free...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says she will propose a budget this week that boosts support for education and teacher training from pre-school through...
Tight labor market demands competitive pay
The minimum wage increased in Rhode Island this month to $10.50 an hour, the second bump in two years.For the estimated 20,000 to 30,000...
Economy finally coming through for workers
Saying that higher wages were coming wasn’t an especially popular viewpoint as recently as 2016. It was a little less radical to suggest that...
Is the increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage going to have...
Rhode Island is one of 20 states that will increase its minimum wage in the new year, going from $10.10 an hour to $10.50...
R.I. among 20 states to raise minimum wage Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will be joined by 19 other states in raising its minimum wage at the beginning of the year, according to...
