minimum wage
Poverty is a lethal epidemic. It’s time to address it.
By William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis — June 20, 2023
(RNS) — Politicians who fail to act are complicit in the deaths of thousands.
President Biden pledges support for Rev. Barber’s campaign to end poverty
By Yonat Shimron — June 21, 2021
(RNS) — In a prerecorded two-minute video, Biden said he supported some of the issues central to the Poor People’s Campaign, including a $15 minimum wage.
Workers deserve a living wage, not just a minimum wage
By Thomas Reese — March 2, 2021
(RNS) — Anyone who opposes increasing the minimum wage should try, as a Lenten penance, to live off $290 a week.
Poor People’s Campaign meets with Joe Manchin, vows to protest for $15 minimum wage
By Jack Jenkins — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We are trying to get (Manchin) to live up to what he was told when he was a kid: If you have all these blessings, then you can share your blessings,’ said Jean Evansmore, a West Virginia resident.
COVID-19 virus puts a spotlight on inequality and racism
By Thomas Reese — May 27, 2020
(RNS) — We should not be surprised that African Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than whites.
It’s time to reclaim the pro-worker history of Catholic social teaching
By John Gehring — September 1, 2019
(RNS) — Bishops and other influential Catholics should be at the front of the line when laborers strike to demand just wages.
Campaign pits theologian vs. born-again immigrant
By John Dyer — August 23, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (RNS) — The race for a seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives has become a battle between two outspoken Christian women who’ve carved out sharply different moral stances on hot-button issues.
The down-ballot issues people of faith were watching
By Kimberly Winston — November 4, 2016
(RNS) Marijuana, gun control, the death penalty and the minimum wage are some of the issues being highlighted by religious leaders.
Faith leaders ask candidates to give poor ‘living wage’
By Adelle M. Banks — April 4, 2016
(RNS) “(T)he next President can lift millions out of poverty and secure a brighter future for all Americans,” they say.
US Capitol gunman calls himself ‘a prophet of God’
By Natalie Neysa Alund — March 29, 2016
The Tennessee man who pulled out a gun at the Capitol Visitor Center is a self-styled church pastor on a mission to raise the federal minimum wage.
Voters pass wage hikes and legal pot, divide on abortion
By Greg Toppo — November 5, 2014
(RNS) Tennessee approved a constitutional amendment that will give more power to state lawmakers to regulate and restrict abortion.
COMMENTARY: An executive order with moral authority
By Simone Campbell — February 12, 2014
(RNS) By using the power of his pen to lift the minimum wage for federally contracted workers, President Obama is affirming the dignity and worth of all working people.
COMMENTARY: Federal workers deserve a living wage
By Simone Campbell — October 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) When workers toiling under the purview of the federal government aren’t making enough to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads, President Obama must do something to lift these workers out of poverty.
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