“When we look at the data of tip workers, we know that 70% are women and tip workers don’t make very much,” said Geraldine Miranda, an economic policy analyst with the Arizona Center for Economic Progress. “You look at their real median wage, they make about $15.78 (hourly) and when you look at the cost of if living, it’s very high. This proposition is an automatic wage cut for tip workers.”
Measure provides no teacher raises or new school funding, leaves critical rules undefined and could lead to cuts in teacher-pay funding Children’s Action Alliance and the Arizona Center for Economic Progress today announced…
Proposition 320 does not provide Arizona schools with a single new dollar or guarantee teachers a raise. Instead, it imposes an unclear rule on already underfunded public schools and will likely lead to teacher pay cuts,…
Arizona grocery and convenience store employment fell roughly four times faster than the national rate as SNAP participation declined; Farm Bill decisions could put additional pressure on families, retailers and the state…
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