House passes bill to hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
The House passed a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in a win for labor and living wage activists who have fought hard to give low-wage workers a raise. The Democratic-held chamber passed the plan in a 231-199 vote. Six Democrats opposed it, while three Republicans supported it. The measure would gradually hike the U.S. minimum wage to $15 by 2025, then index further hikes to median wage growth. It would also...