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octoberlib

(14,971 posts) Mon Sep 25, 2017, 04:01 PM Sep 2017

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Target to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour, $15 by 2020

Target has announced it will raise its minimum wage from $10 per hour to $11 across all U.S. stores, CNBC reports. The changes will begin in October and are part of Target's $7 billion re-investment in the company. Target has promised an hourly minimum wage of $15 by 2020.

https://www.axios.com/target-will-raise-its-minimum-wage-to-11-per-hour-2489493316.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=textshort&utm_term=business

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Target to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour, $15 by 2020 (Original Post) octoberlib Sep 2017 OP

Good for them. riversedge Sep 2017 #1

It's about time... BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #2

Sanders bill would have raised minimum hourly wage to $15 in 2024. Just saying. Hoyt Sep 2017 #3

riversedge

(70,177 posts)

1. Good for them.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 04:04 PM

Sep 2017

BigmanPigman

(51,582 posts)

2. It's about time...

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 04:08 PM

Sep 2017

however it is still too little to live on and will not be as valuable 3 years from now too.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. Sanders bill would have raised minimum hourly wage to $15 in 2024. Just saying.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 04:12 PM

Sep 2017

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