'Walk One Day In Our Shoes': Life Near Minimum Wage A juicy prime rib. A glossy art book. A few days off work without worrying about bills. These are the unreachable desires of some of America's workers earning close to minimum wage. Alina Selyukh
KUOW asks Seattle: How can the city recover from the pandemic? KUOW is asking Seattle voters the same questions it is asking candidates for mayor in the 2021 primary election. This week, we asked: What’s the one thing you’d do differently to tackle Seattle’s Covid recovery? Dyer Oxley David Hyde
Rents Are Out Of Reach For Most Americans Earning Minimum Wage, A Study Says Workers simply don't earn enough money to keep up with skyrocketing rental rates across the country, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found in its latest Out of Reach report. Vanessa Romo
Three economists win Nobel for their research on how real life events impact society The U.S.-based economists shared this year's Nobel in economics for their work with "natural experiments," such as studying how changes to the minimum wage impact the labor market. Scott Horsley Play AudioListen 4 mins
A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done. Greg Rosalsky
Starbucks and Costco raising wages in the nationwide competition for workers Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs. Alina Selyukh
McDonald's CEO apologizes after saying 2 slain children were failed by their parents Chris Kempczinski held a town hall with employees on Monday after reports revealed he messaged Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and appeared to blame the death of two shooting victims on their parents. Deepa Shivaram
Target is raising its minimum wage to as much as $24/hour The retail giant currently pays a $15-per-hour starting wage, but said it would raise it to as much as $24. Companies have been boosting pay and benefits in an effort to keep and attract workers. Rina Torchinsky
Initiative to boost Tukwila's minimum wage moves forward Initiative to boost Tukwila's Minimum Wage moves forward Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 1 min
The Hard Rock casino company says it will spend $100 million more to pay its workers The raises will impact 95 different job titles. Housekeepers, cooks and security guards will see the biggest differences, the company said. Ayana Archie
