Democrats Push $25 Minimum Wage

0:00On April 28th, a group of House Democrats just dropped a bill to jack up the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour. That's the most aggressive push yet from progressives in Congress. Reps. Delia Ramirez, from Illinois and Annelelia, Mejia, from New Jersey, lead the charge. It won't sail through with Republicans holding the House in Senate, but his signals Democrats ditching the old $15 rallying cry as inflation keeps squeezing families. The federal wage has set frozen at $7.25 since 2009. Workers are grinding full-time, but still scraping by, Ramirez points out. The plan rolls it out gradually. Big companies with 500-plus employees, or $1 billion in revenue, hit $25 by 2031. Smaller spots get until 2038 to adjust. States have stepped up where Congress stalled, with over half raising their floors, even some red ones. Blue states hover around $17 and high-cost cities near $20.

1:01San Diego's eyeing $25 for hospitality by 2030. This bold move has backing from unions like the service employees' International Union and progressive heavyweights. Critics call it too fast, but backers say, nowhere in America can you thrive below $25. Expect more heat on wages as costs climb. That's your update from Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.