Posts that cover the broad issue of fairness in society in regard to jobs, insurance, business startup, etc.

We’re Teachers…We’re Drowning (Part 2)

The teacher pay crisis in the Eastern Panhandle has a solution often proposed by our local legislators. It's locality pay. The idea is to pay teachers a wage that they can live in in the counties where it costs more to live. The state legislature can't or won't get it done.

We’re Teachers…We’re Drowning (Part 1)

It's almost common knowledge that teachers in West Virginia have it tough. Their pay is poor compared to neighboring states and there are too few of them. Teachers from the Berkeley County Schools sound off about uncredentialed teachers being hired while credentialed teachers leave the state.

West Virginia’s Shameful Minimum Wage Problem

West Virginia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $8.75 for a decade, while several surrounding states whose economies are booming have leapfrogged our rate. Our minimum wage keeps a worker with one child below the federal poverty level and far below the living wage for West Virginia. This shameful situation needs to be addressed by the legislature by setting a humane and adequate wage with a cost-of-living multiplier.