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Image Credit: Getty Images Gig economy companies DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber sued New York City on Thursday over a new minimum wage law for app-based delivery workers that would raise their minimum wage to $17.96 per hour. The law, which was implemented in mid-June, is the first of its kind in the U.S, and would […]
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Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers From Getting a Minimum Wage
July 8th, 2023 
Awake Goy Greece to retain minimum amount of investment needed for Golden Visas
April 29th, 2023 Awake Goy ATHENS – Greece has decided to postpone the decision to increase the minimum amount of investment needed for the Golden Visa. The postponement has been decided for Golden Visa in some parts of the country for three months implying that billionaires interested in visa will still be eligible to invest €250,000 instead of €500,000 until… […]
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No Comments »Women Scientists Agree That Gift Bags Should Contain Minimum 63 Pieces Of Tissue Paper
February 20th, 2023 Awake Goy BALTIMORE — Women scientists at Johns Hopkins have agreed that gift bags must contain a bare minimum of 63 pieces of perfectly crinkled tissue paper. “Decades of research confirm that anything less than sixty-three pieces is an absolute abomination,” said head scientist Sherri Webster. “There is simply no way to produce the gift bag’s desired […]
Conservative Think Tank Calls For ‘Minimum Income’ In UK
January 17th, 2023 Awake Goy Tory think tank Bright Blue says the UK welfare system is not providing enough support for people and has called for the introduction of a “minimum income”. Backed by some senior Conservative MPs, Bright Blue also says that households need a minimum income to meet the cost of living. The government is considering options to […]
FBI Protected Mom who Made $200 million Selling up to 8000 Children over 40 years – Gets Only 3 Months in Minimum Security Prison
September 25th, 2022 Awake Goy Source
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: children, million, minimum, months, protected, selling, years No Comments »Morocco raises minimum wage 9.3% amid rising prices
September 3rd, 2022 Awake Goy Morocco has raised the minimum wage for the public sector by 9.3 per cent to 3,500 dirhams ($350) as of September, amid a surge in prices. Following a cabinet meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said the government has taken a number of decisions that would improve citizens’ income and increase their purchasing power as […]
Nikos Vertis: 15,000 euros minimum consumption for table at his concert in Mykonos
July 15th, 2022 Awake Goy The popular Greek singer Nikos Vertis is going to appear in Mykonos on Friday, and specifically on the beach of Ornos at the beach-bar restaurant “Pasaji”, however the price for those who have expressed an interest in attending is extremely high. The series of the first tables has a minimum consumption of 15,000 euros and… […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: concert, consumption, euros, minimum, nikos, table, vertis No Comments »4 myths about raising the minimum wage
July 2nd, 2022 Awake Goy We’re the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve. Source
Bipartisan Gun Deal Announced: No ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, No Raised Minimum Rifle Age
June 13th, 2022 Awake Goy A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal on gun control legislation Sunday in the wake of recent mass shootings — though the compromise excludes President Joe Biden’s “assault weapons” ban and a raised minimum age for rifle purchases.
Posted in Jewish News Tags: announced, assault, bipartisan, minimum, raised, rifle, weapons No Comments »NY Dems Pass Ban on Body Armor Purchases, Raise Minimum Age to Buy ‘Semiautomatic Rifles,’ Expand Red Flag Law…
June 4th, 2022 Awake Goy New York Democrats passed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) gun control wish list Thursday, including a ban on body armor purchases, a higher age minimum for “semiautomatic rifle purchases,” and an expansion of the state’s red flag law.
Posted in Jewish News Tags: armor, expand, minimum, purchases, raise, rifles, semiautomatic No Comments »People Working for Minimum Wage Can’t Afford Rent In The U.S
July 24th, 2021 Awake Goy Over 40% of Black and Latinx households pay more than 30% of their income on rent, compared with 25% of white households. “’One full-time job should be enough,’ the report says.” A full-time, minimum-wage worker can’t afford even a modest one-bedroom apartment in 93% of U.S. counties, according to a new report. And nowhere in […]
Minimum wage workers can’t afford average two bedroom rent anywhere in the US
July 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Minimum wage workers in the US do not earn enough money to rent an average two-bedroom property anywhere across the country, a new report has revealed. The National Low Income Housing Coalition has shown that there is not a single state, county or city in the country where a full-time minimum wage worker can afford […]
The real reasons Ireland is against a 15% minimum corporate tax rate | View
July 16th, 2021 Awake Goy A total of 131 countries representing more than 90% of global GDP are celebrating a landmark deal to overhaul the global tax system and increase their revenues to finance the costly post-coronavirus recovery. From Argentina to Japan, from Canada to Turkey, developed and developing nations are gearing up for a transformative reform. Ireland, however, has […]
130 countries back global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent, OECD says
July 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy Plans to force multinational companies to pay fairer tax by setting a global minimum have taken a step forward with the backing of 130 countries and jurisdictions, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development announced on Thursday. The US-backed deal sets a corporation tax rate of no less than 15 per cent in a bid […]
OECD: 130 countries agree on minimum global corporate tax rate
July 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy A global corporate tax rate of at least 15% was agreed upon by 130 countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday. But Hungary and Ireland were part of a small group of countries that did not agree on the tax rate on multinationals. The Irish government expressed its “broad support” […]
130 Nations Back Deal On Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate
July 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Some 130 countries have backed a global minimum tax as part of a worldwide effort to keep multinational firms from dodging taxes by shifting their profits to countries with low rates. The agreement announced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Thursday also provides for taxing the largest global companies […]
Biden To Solve Poverty With One Trillion Dollar Per Hour Minimum Wage
April 8th, 2021 Awake Goy WASHINGTON, D.C.—Amid growing concerns that record federal spending could cause Americans’ hard-earned money to become worthless, Biden announced his new plan that will save everyone and end poverty forever: a one trillion dollar minimum wage. “Listen, folks, it’s real simple. Just give everyone a trillion dollars every hour and they’ll have all the money they need!” […]
Workers Insist The $15 Minimum Wage Fight Isn’t Over
March 15th, 2021 Awake Goy Above photo: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at 2014 rally to raise the minimum wage. Sanders Senate office. Labor Groups Angry that Biden and Democrats Didn’t Push for the New Base Pay in the $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Legislation. Women comprise the overwhelming majority of frontline workers who risk their lives and the lives of their families […]
Expansive private island in Bahamas goes up for sale – with no minimum bid
March 11th, 2021 Awake Goy For those who fancy owning a private island in the Caribbean, with undeveloped forested hills and pristine white sand beaches stretching across a total of 730 acres, Little Ragged Island in the Bahamas has been put up for sale at an auction with no minimum bid. The island, also known as St Andrew’s, is both […]
House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with $15 minimum wage increase
February 28th, 2021 Awake Goy On Friday, the House passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill in a vote of 219 to 212. The bill includes a $15 minimum wage increase, an extension of unemployment insurance, survival checks, and $20 billion for a national vaccination program. Two House Democrats, Representatives Jared Golden (ME) and Kurt Schrader (OR) voted no on […]
‘It should be easier to raise minimum wage than to drop bombs on Syria’: Progressives fume at Biden
February 28th, 2021 Awake Goy The contrast between the procedural difficulty of pushing a modest pay increase for millions of workers through the Senate and the relative ease with which President Joe Biden—without congressional approval—launched a deadly bombing campaign in Syria late Thursday was the subject of much discussion and outrage as the president’s lethal operation overseas coincided almost simultaneously […]
CNN’s Van Jones: ‘Suicide’ for Democrats if They Don’t Pass Minimum Wage Hike
February 27th, 2021 Awake Goy Political commentator Van Jones said Friday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that it was ” it is suicide for the Democratic Party” if they do not pass an increase to the federal minimum wage. Jones said, “I think this minimum wage fight is a big deal. I don’t think that people who are looking at this […]
Senate parliamentarian says minimum wage increase cannot be in relief bill, Progressives urge VP Kamala Harris to use her power to keep it in
February 27th, 2021 Awake Goy In President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, he included a minimum wage increase to $15 per hour. The White House website states: Throughout the pandemic, millions of American workers have put their lives on the line to keep their communities and country functioning, including the 40 percent of frontline workers who are people of color. As […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: cannot, increase, minimum, parliamentarian, progressives, relief, Senate No Comments »Pelosi to Keep Minimum Wage Hike in COVID-19 Relief Bill Despite Parliamentarian’s Ruling
February 26th, 2021 Awake Goy Some Democrats posited that MacDonough’s ruling wasn’t binding and said Vice President Kamala Harris, as president of the Senate, should overrule her. “I’m sorry—an unelected parliamentarian does not get to deprive 32 million Americans the raise they deserve. This is an advisory, not a ruling. VP Harris needs to disregard and rule a $15 minimum […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: covid, despite, minimum, parliamentarian, pelosi:, relief, ruling No Comments »Senate Parliamentarian Shoots Down Biden, Democrat Push to Hike Minimum Wage in $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Bill
February 26th, 2021 Awake Goy The U.S. Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday evening that President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats cannot procedurally include a minimum wage hike in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a setback for the Democrats and the new president. The ruling by the parliamentarian is a major setback for Democrats who had hoped to include a hike […]
Posted in Health Tags: biden, Democrat, minimum, parliamentarian, Senate, shoots, trillion No Comments »“Not ready to give up”: Democrats push senate to keep popular $15 minimum wage in stimulus bill
February 26th, 2021 Awake Goy [embedded content] As the House of Representatives prepares to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a fight is brewing over the inclusion of an increase to the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The measure is at risk in the Senate, where conservative Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema […]
GOP senator rejects $15 minimum wage saying he once earned $6 an hour, or $23 with inflation
February 26th, 2021 Awake Goy Republican Senator John Thune has rejected an effort from congressional Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15, pointing to his $6 or less hourly wages that he earned working at a restaurant as a “kid”. The senator from South Dakota – where the state-level minimum wage is set at […]
McDonald’s SPIES on its employees seeking minimum wage of $15 per hour – media
February 26th, 2021 Awake Goy Fast food giant McDonald’s has reportedly set up a team of ‘intelligence analysts’ to monitor and gather data on employees suspected of being members of the ‘Fight For $15’ movement, which seeks a minimum wage hike. The damning revelation on the alleged in-house espionage practiced by McDonald’s was published by Vice’s Motherboard on Wednesday. The […]
Dem Rep. Khanna: W.H. ‘Has Every Power to Disregard’ Parliamentarian on Minimum Wage Increase
February 25th, 2021 Awake Goy On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Last Word,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that the White House “has every power to disregard” the Senate parliamentarian’s decision if the parliamentarian rules that a $15 minimum wage cannot be passed through budget reconciliation. Khanna said, “There is no provision in the Constitution that says that the Senate parliamentarian […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: disregard, every, increase, khanna, minimum, parliamentarian, power No Comments »‘This is unacceptable’: Progressives reject Manchin plan to cut $15 minimum wage proposal to $11
February 24th, 2021 Awake Goy Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Monday said he will push an amendment to slash the $15 federal minimum wage proposal in the emerging coronavirus relief package to $11 an hour, an idea that progressives immediately rejected as an “unacceptable” attempt to weaken a popular and long-overdue pay raise for tens of millions of workers. […]
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