http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Public comments to the Administration & Human Services Committee Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Kansas Given by Heidi Zeller on behalf of the Kansas Action Network’s Raise the Wage campaign June 16, 2008 Thank you Commissioners. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about the Unified Government’s proposed ordinance to raise ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//unified-government-proposes-minimum-wage-increase-in-616-committee-meeting/ LJWorld.com Take a Stand: Minimum wage is too low By Graham Kreicker Lawrence Journal World (KS), April 27, 2008 The April 1 Journal-World carried a column by Kansas University business professor Mark Hirschey called “Inconvenient truth about minimum wage.” Since it was April Fools’ Day and the article gave many anecdotes but ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//take-a-stand-minimum-wage-is-too-low/ This week, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities... PULLING APART: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends by Jared Bernstein, Elizabeth McNichol, and Andrew Nicholas "The gap between the richest and poorest families...grew significantly in most states over the past two decades...In fact, the nation's longstanding trend of grwoing inequality accelerated since ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//income-inequality-grew-in-kansas-over-the-past-two-decades/ Some Kansas press this week on the minimum wage, good and bad. Good: "State Republicans Vote to Exploit Minimum Wage Workers," Iola Register, by the editor and publisher, Emerson Lynn Jr. More good: Letter: "Fair wage helps all," Topeka Capital-Journal, by Claude Lee, a retired judge from the Kansas Department of ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//recent-press-on-minimum-wage/ As of today, February 27, Senate Bill 466, which seeks to raise the ridiculous Kansas minimum wage ($2.65/hour) is in danger of dying in the Commerce Committee and we need your help in making sure that doesn’t happen! Opponents of the bill may try and keep it in committee without ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//urgent-your-action-needed-to-move-minimum-wage-bill-sb-466/ Topeka, KS – The nonpartisan, not-for-profit Ad Astra Institute (AAI) has just released a report suggesting that the economic impact of minimum wage increases in Kansas would likely be positive for workers, businesses, employment and economic development. The report, “Impacts of Minimum Wage Increases in Kansas: A Background Report” ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//researchers-say-kansas-minimum-wage-increase-could-be-positive-for-businesses-workers-and-communities/ We will hold our next Raise the Wage meeting on Thursday, December 13 @ the Wichita-Hutchinson Labor Federation. Hope to see you then! Wichita-Hutchinson Labor Federation 3219 W. Central Wichita, KS 67203 http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//next-rtw-meeting-dec-13/ The Kansas School for Effective Learning (KANSEL) has generously offered to let us use their space for our RTW meetings this week. They are located at 2212 E. Central, Wichita 67214 Thursday, November 1: 6:30 p.m. Raise the Wage general meeting Our Steering Committee will meet one hour earlier at the same location. Additionally, Kansas ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//next-rtw-meetings-nov-1/ See below today's (Oct. 19) story in the Wichita Eagle: "Minimum wage may turn into city issue" Below that, see related story, "Kansans make more than Oklahoma, Nebraska peers" (Oct. 18) The many comments posted to the online version take issue with the claim stated in its title. Minimum wage may ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//rtw-in-the-news-again-and-related-stories/ Not so shocking, I suppose. See article below from today's (Oct. 15) Wichita Eagle. It is interesting to note that the jobs associated with the highest rates of depression are also the jobs that pay sub-federal minimum wage in Kansas (below $5.85 an hour): childcare workers, companions for the elderly ... http://raisethewagekansas.org/kansascity//lowest-paying-jobs-have-highest-rates-of-depression/