During this season, we celebrate compassion and togetherness. From nature and the work of the current and previous generations, we have built a wealthy society that can provide a good living for all our people. Despite the values we share and the means we have, too many in our community are deprived of a fair …
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No More Excuses, Raise the Minimum Wage
Recently, the Guam Department of Labor released its quarterly Unemployment Report for June 2023. By conventional analysis, with an unemployment rate of only 4%, Guam’s economy is essentially at full employment. The recent release of Current Employment Reports tell essentially the same story. There is a minor caveat, that somewhat more of the employment than …
Gas stations jack up fuel prices! Raise the minimum wage!
The Pacific Daily News reported today that gasoline prices have been hiked to around $5.05 per gallon at Guam’s gas stations! Since the pandemic began, prices have risen 11%, while the minimum wage has risen less than 6%. Since early 2015, the purchasing power of minimum wage workers’ hourly pay has declined by about 14%. …
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Guam’s workers are losing out!
For most of Guam’s modern history, the minimum wage of Guam has followed the federal minimum wage. The last time the federal minimum wage rose was in July 2009, when it increased to $7.25 per hour. Since then, the Guam Legislature had to make adjustments to ensure that minimum wage workers got somewhat better hourly …
Raise the minimum wage, Guam!
In October 2022, the Progressive Democrats of Guam (PDG) unveiled their platform to transform Guam for the better. Among the top priorities of PDG is to move toward a living wage on Guam. As the proverb goes, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The first step on our journey for …
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