On Tuesday, voters in Nebraska and the District of Columbia approved higher minimum wages, while the results of a similar Nevada ballot measure are still pending.
The minimum wage for tipped workers in D.C. will be increased to $16.10 per hour from the current $5.35 per hour by 2027 after voters approved Initiative 82.
Initiative 433 was supported by Nebraska voters and will increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2026. The minimum wage will be adjusted every year.
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The minimum wage amendment is still being voted on. If approved, the minimum wage would go up to $12 per hour by 2024, up from the current minimum of $9 per hour.
The economist at the Economic Policy Institute said that raising the minimum wage is an extremely popular policy initiative.
He pointed to the minimum wage hike in Florida that was approved during the 2020 presidential election as proof that there is demand for increases.
The federal minimum wage hasn't changed since July 2009, even though President Joe Biden supports a $15 minimum wage for all workers.
According to the Economic Policy Institute, it has been the longest period without a federal minimum wage increase.
According to the analysis, the minimum hourly rate has reached its lowest point in 66 years due to soaring prices.
Over the past two decades, many state and local efforts to raise minimum wages have been successful. The Economic Policy Institute says that 30 states and the District of Columbia have minimum wages above the federal rate.
Roughly 40% of U.S. workers live in states that already have a minimum wage of at least fifteen dollars per hour, according to the organization.
He said that the victory was a triumph for advocates of low- wage workers, the Fight for 15 movements and those pursuing improved working conditions for the most vulnerable workers.
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