Minimum Wage
The unintended consequences of a high minimum wage
Washington Policy Center has done extensive work on the issue of the minimum wage and has found that in many cases, there are almost always unintended consequences for the employee, the employer and the general consumer. Please use our materials below as a resource to learn about these unintended consequences.
Videos:
Erin Shannon on Fox Business Network's Stossel
Blog posts:
Group behind Seattle's $15 minimum wage kicks off campaign for restrictions on scheduling
Proposed City of Olympia Minimum Wage Ordinance: Part 5 - Enforcement
Proposed City of Olympia Minimum Wage Ordinance: Part 4 - Paid Sick Leave
Proposed City of Olympia Minimum Wage Ordinance: Part 3 - Restrictions on Shift Scheduling
Proposed City of Olympia Minimum Wage Ordinance: Part 2 - Promoting Full-time Employment
Proposed City of Olympia Minimum Wage Ordinance: Part 1 - $15 Minimum Wage
Proposed City of Olympia Minimum Wage Ordinance is much more than a $15 mininum wage
Job losses in Seattle offer a glimpse of the future for the restaurant industry in $15 Now cities
Olympia considering SeaTac-style labor regulations
Yakima boasts nation's third highest "real" minimum wage; $15 Now wants more
Minimum wage hike is already killing jobs; fast food industry warns more losses are on the way
Artifically high wages don't make every worker happy
A disturbing example of union hypocrisy, intimidation and media control
What a $15 wage will really mean for New York's fast food workers
$15 minimum wage is encouraging a part-time work force
Starbucks prices increasing more in Seattle area...could the $15 minimum wage be a factor?
"Well this article sure brought out some emotions"
Attorney General Ferguson wants to limit how customers learn about effects of $15 wage law
Not everyone in Oakland is better off with a higher minimum wage
What some minimum wage supporters think of employers
One liberal blogger admits a $15 minimum wage will cause harm
$15Now! advocates won't admit the harm caused by their own policy
Publications:
Citizens' Guide to Spokane Proposition 1: The Worker Bill of Rights
New rules will limit how customers learn about effects of $15 wage law
Has the minimum wage kept up with inflation?
Minimum wage increases in states are unrelated to job growth
Citizens' Guide to Proposition 1: to enact mandated worker benefits in SeaTac
Did Your Teen Find a Summer Job?
Opinion/Editorials:
Union hypocrisy exploits union workers
This Opinion/Editorial was featured in The Seattle Times on June 7, 2015
Minimum wage boost no panacea
This Opinion/Editorial was featured in Puget Sound Business Journal on November 7, 2014
The $15 minimum wage will kill jobs
The Puget Sound Business Journal published this column on June 27, 2014
Seattle's Proposed Minimum Wage Killing Jobs
This Opinion/Editorial was published by the National Center for Policy Analysis on May 27, 2014