Minimum wage rises some places, but it’s still the COVID-19 economy, this week in the war on workers
Unemployment remains sky-high (no matter what Donald Trump tries to tell you), and four million workers have had their pay or hours cut due to the pandemic. For people who are still on the job, there’s some good news in some cities and states in the form of minimum wage increases that went into effect on July 1.
In Illinois, the minimum wage went from $9.25 an hour to $10. In Oregon, it went from $11.25 to $12.