Topic: minimum wage

Guest Commentary: Why Philly’s Minimum Wage is … So Low

$7.25 an hour? No one can live on that. The director of Drexel’s Wealth and Work Futures Lab explains why it hasn’t budged — and what needs to happen

By Michael O’Bryan and Alicia Atkinson

Guest Commentary: The Tipped Wage is Essential to Restaurant Owners and Employees

The manager of a Manayunk restaurant on why Harrisburg shouldn’t mess with the current payment formula for food servers

By Sean McGranaghan

Ideas We Should Steal: Wage Boosts for Local Workers

A first-of-its kind program in Scranton is using federal rescue money to help small businesses give their employees a pay raise. Could a similar plan help residents and businesses thrive in Philly?

By Natalie Pompilio

How Biden Could Make Philly Housing More Affordable

The issue is income, not high housing costs—and that, Philly 3.0’s engagement director says, is where the new president may be part of the solution

By Jon Geeting

Fixing the Shift

A grass roots group fighting for a fairer work week arrives in Philly today. Will it make getting ahead easier for those who need it?

By Jane M. Von Bergen

Waging War

How one Philadelphia entrepreneur is helping to spur an increase in the local minimum wage—and what caused him to take up arms

By Quinn O'Callaghan

Problem Solving Must-Read: Minimum Wage Increase Hasn’t Raised Prices

Plus: An app to remove gender bias in job postings, and San Francisco requires solar panels on all new buildings

By Stephen St. Vincent