Home / Minimum Wedge (NOW: 10/27/2006)
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Catalogue Number: 040908
Producer: PBS Video
Subject: Politics
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2006
Running Time: 30
Minimum Wedge (NOW: 10/27/2006)
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: 040908
Producer: PBS Video
Subject: Politics
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2006
Running Time: 30
In the last days of campaigning, a battle is brewing over wages. Congress hasn't changed the minimum wage in nearly a decade, though they raise their own wages routinely. In 2006, 11 states have approved raising the minimum wage and 6 others have it on the ballot next month. NOW visits a Missourian who's relying on the minimum wage to support her entire family.