Wage war: As low wage protests grow, some companies are making concessions. But are they enough?
Wage war: As low wage protests grow, some companies are making concessions. But are they enough?
- April 19, 2015
- David Neumark, economics Chancellor’s Professor, is quoted in the Orange County Register Apr. 19, 2015
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From the OC Register:
David Neumark, an economist at UC Irvine and director of its Center for Economics
and Public Policy, said that a 50 percent increase in pay – from $10 to $15 an hour
– would go a long way toward boosting the fortunes of the average worker. “That’s
$20,000 a year versus $30,000,” Neumark said. “I’d love to live in a world with a
$15 minimum wage, but it’s risky.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.ocregister.com/articles/workers-658477-wage-hour.html.
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