Biden Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts to $15 an Hour
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We ran the numbers: There are 1867 news articles covering this topic. 43% (809) are left leaning, 48% (886) are center, and 9% (172) are right leaning.
Starting March 30, 2022, President Biden will require federal contractors to pay their employees a minimum wage of $15/hour. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden administration officials said higher wages would lead to greater worker productivity, right-leaning articles highlight that all government agencies will have to incorporate the higher minimum wage into existing contracts that are extended each year.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Biden administration officials said higher wages would lead to greater worker productivity. There are an estimated 5 million contract workers in the federal government according to a posting last year for the Brookings Institution.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Biden plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday that will kick off the rulemaking process for higher wage. The Biden administration also plans to eliminate the tipped minimum wage for federal contractors.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that all government agencies will have to incorporate the higher minimum wage into existing contracts that are extended each year. The Economic Policy Institute said it estimates 390,000 low-wage federal workers will see a raise under Biden’s executive order.