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Labor Day nameplate by Lorelei Dohm.

Labor Day: More than just a day off

Will Cover September 2, 2019

For many students Labor Day is just an extra-long weekend with the potential for a quick family getaway. It serves as the unofficial end of summer, a barrier between the days of wearing white to transitioning...

Local representatives speak at fundraiser, advocate higher minimum wage

Local representatives speak at fundraiser, advocate higher minimum wage

Saly Seye October 5, 2017
Local representatives promote ballot for raising minimum wages to a livable standard in Missouri through speeches and campaigning.
photo by Manal Salim

Minimum wage debate affects students

Jenna Liu April 16, 2015

A new hashtag is taking Twitter by storm. #Fightfor15 has trended worldwide throughout the day as hundreds of minimum wage workers across the country walk out on their jobs. Movement leaders have organized...

photo by Manal Salim

Raise in minimum wage leads to greater employment

Ross Parks February 21, 2014

At the beginning of this year, the state of Missouri raised the federal minimum wage by 15 cents to $7.50 an hour.  While aimed at a singular portion of the population, a raise  is actually given to...

Students express support for federal minimum wage increase

Anna Wright December 20, 2013

Early this month, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour, in three steps, each one incrementally...

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