AFL-CIO Labor Wire: Record minimum wage increases, bad tax policy and more

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The labor movement helped increase the minimum wage in 21 states to start 2020, with an additional 26 cities and counties also raising their wage floor. According to the National Employment Law Project, another three states and 22 cities and counties will hike their minimum wages later this year.

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