| Clip Of Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Worker Wages and Benefits
Report Video IssueCOSTCO to Increase Minimum Wage to $16 Next Week, CEO Says
2021-02-25T10:34:52-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/7f0/20210225103739012_hd.jpgCOSTCO CEO Craig Jelinek says the minimum wage for new employees will increase $1 to $16 effective next week. Jelinek makes the announcement during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on workers' wages and benefits. He also says that the average hourly wage for employees at the membership retail company is $24, with half of the company receiving $25 an hour.
COSTCO CEO Craig Jelinek says the minimum wage for new employees will increase $1 to $16 effective next week. Jelinek makes the… read more
COSTCO CEO Craig Jelinek says the minimum wage for new employees will increase $1 to $16 effective next week. Jelinek makes the announcement during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on workers' wages and benefits. He also says that the average hourly wage for employees at the membership retail company is $24, with half of the company receiving $25 an hour. close
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- Cindy Brown Barnes Director Government Accountability Office->Workforce and Income Security
- Mike Braun U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Indiana
- Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
- Douglas J. Holtz-Eakin Director (Former) Congressional Budget Office
- Craig Jelinek President and CEO Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Ron Johnson U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Wisconsin
- Tim Kaine U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Virginia
- Thea Mei Lee President Economic Policy Institute
- Ben Ray Luján U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] New Mexico
- Cynthia "Cindy" Murray Co-Founder Organization United for Respect (OUR) at Walmart
- Alex Padilla U.S. Senator [D] California
- Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Vermont
- Carl Sobocinski President Table 301
- Pat Toomey U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Pennsylvania
- Chris Van Hollen U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Maryland
- Jacob L. Vigdor Professor University of Washington->Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
- Mark R. Warner U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Virginia
- Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island
- Terrence Wise Member Fight for $15->National Organizing Committee