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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

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Today, November 5, New Jersey voters will decide whether or not to raise the minimum wage in New Jersey. A minimum wage of $11 would reflect inflation rates and would allow workers to afford basic living costs on a minimum-wage salary.

Raise the minimum wage

Shelby Goodwin (’14)/ Eastside Staff November 5, 2013

One hundred and thirty-eight. That is the number of hours that one must work in New Jersey today, at minimum-wage salary, to afford a two-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. This represents a central reason as to...