Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia have introduced the Living Wage for All Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour and eliminate subminimum wages, backed by a coalition of labor unions, civil rights organizations, and economic justice groups.
The “Right to Work” law is a lie that allows employers to fire employees for any reason, while also weakening unions and reducing worker protections, wages, and benefits.
The myth that minimum wage jobs are for teenagers is a lie that is used to justify paying adults poverty wages, when in reality the vast majority of minimum wage workers are adults who are the primary earners for their families.
Davis is a progressive city that prides itself on its quality of life, but its low wages are forcing service workers to live elsewhere, draining the vitality of the community and creating a system of subsidization for the affluent.
One Fair Wage has released a report showing that nearly half of US workers earn less than $25 an hour, and is calling for a $25 to $30 minimum wage to address the affordability crisis.
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