"Even though readers may be too young to earn a wage, the issue of minimum wage affects many Americans to some extent. This book introduces readers to the hot topic of minimum wage increases, which is often in the news. While some people think that the federal minimum wage should be raised to $15 to help lift people out of poverty and pay for rising rents, other people think that it will hurt business and lead to higher consumer prices. This tough...

"The fight for a higher minimum wage has become the biggest national labor story in decades. Beginning in November 2012, strikes by fast food workers spread across the country, landing in Seattle in May 2013. Within a year, Seattle had adopted a $15 minimum wage--the highest in the United States--without a bloody political battle. Combining history, economics, and commonsense political wisdom, The Fight for Fifteen makes a deeply informed case for...

"What difference does a written constitution make to public policy? How have women workers fared in a nation bound by constitutional principles, compared with those not covered by formal, written guarantees of fair procedure or equitable outcome? To investigate these questions, Vivien Hart traces the evolution of minimum wage policies in the United States and Britain from their common origins in women's politics around 1900 to their divergent outcomes...

"Cry yourself to sleep explores the disappointments of early adulthood by following three lives: Jim a minimum wage rabbit struggling to pay his rent; Andy, an aspiring novelist dealing with rejection; and the Robot, a machine who just wants to be a better man. In this stellar debut, Jeremy Tinder uses sad, sweet humor to tell a quirky little story about pride-swallowing, fake moustaches, car crashes and friendship"--Page 4 of cover.