/tags/living-wage living wage en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:31:46 GMT /news/2018-12-11/broward-commission-raises-living-wage-but-delays-decision-on-healthcare-requirement Broward County commissioners voted Tuesday to raise the county’s living wage, a breakthrough in a year-long process to improve workers' pay. The rise in… Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:31:46 GMT /news/2018-12-11/broward-commission-raises-living-wage-but-delays-decision-on-healthcare-requirement /news/2018-11-23/at-work-on-thanksgiving-fort-lauderdale-airport-employees-highlight-fight-over-broward-wages For Guildere Guerilus, Thanksgiving was like any other weekday.The wheelchair attendant at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport clocked in at 3… Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:24:57 GMT /news/2018-11-23/at-work-on-thanksgiving-fort-lauderdale-airport-employees-highlight-fight-over-broward-wages /news/2018-07-10/miami-dade-commission-approves-extension-of-living-wage-ordinance-to-airport-workers The Miami-Dade County Commission approved on Tuesday a proposal that would extend the county's living wage ordinance to concession workers at Miami… Tue, 10 Jul 2018 22:57:10 GMT /news/2018-07-10/miami-dade-commission-approves-extension-of-living-wage-ordinance-to-airport-workers /news/2015-07-30/fort-lauderdale-airport-workers-protest-again-for-a-living-wage "Poverty wages don't fly," read the signs hoisted by protesters.On Wednesday, airport workers gathered at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport… Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:32:07 GMT /news/2015-07-30/fort-lauderdale-airport-workers-protest-again-for-a-living-wage /politics/2015-05-07/broward-small-business-owner-gives-big-raises-says-other-ceos-should-follow-suit A Broward County small-business owner is giving his employees hefty raises.Andrew Green is the owner and CEO of Green Solutions in Fort Lauderdale. He… Thu, 07 May 2015 17:12:52 GMT /politics/2015-05-07/broward-small-business-owner-gives-big-raises-says-other-ceos-should-follow-suit /news/2015-05-05/broward-considers-extending-living-wage-ordinance-to-airport-workers Broward County commissioners are considering a proposal that would extend the county’s living-wage ordinance to airport contract workers at Fort… Tue, 05 May 2015 22:10:59 GMT /news/2015-05-05/broward-considers-extending-living-wage-ordinance-to-airport-workers /news/2015-04-16/hundreds-gather-in-miami-fight-for-15-rally Fast food workers, nannies, caregivers and scores of low-wage workers and their supporters marched through downtown Miami Wednesday as part of a national… Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:34:53 GMT /news/2015-04-16/hundreds-gather-in-miami-fight-for-15-rally David Smiley of the Miami Herald /news/2014-08-28/report-floridas-minimum-wage-less-than-half-what-it-should-be Just in time for Labor Day, a new report finds that Florida’s minimum wage is less than half what workers need to cover basic expenses.The report, titled… Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:25:30 GMT /news/2014-08-28/report-floridas-minimum-wage-less-than-half-what-it-should-be /news/2014-06-30/tip-your-wheelchair-pusher-at-fort-lauderdale-airport Take our quiz to see how good you are at identifying who you should tip. If you eat at a restaurant, it's obvious you won't just pay the price of your… Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:34:32 GMT /news/2014-06-30/tip-your-wheelchair-pusher-at-fort-lauderdale-airport /how-much-is-enough/2014-02-06/heres-what-it-takes-to-make-ends-meet-in-south-florida According to the federal government, "enough" is a simple, five-figure amount: $23,850. That's the poverty line. It marks a distinction between who is… Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:50:19 GMT /how-much-is-enough/2014-02-06/heres-what-it-takes-to-make-ends-meet-in-south-florida