Catholic News Service: Moral questions come into play in push for higher federal minimum wage
By Dennis Sadowski
Catholic News Service, 6/19/2014
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While Congress has stalled on adopting an increase in the federal minimum wage, steps are being taken across the country to boost the income of low-wage workers. From Massachusetts and Vermont to Seattle and San Francisco, state legislators and city councils have either acted on or are negotiating minimum wage hikes. ...
Meanwhile, a new report from Oxfam America called for Congress to end the gridlock...