The federal minimum wage has not budged since 2009. Meanwhile, the cost of housing, health care, education, and transportation have all gone up. We cannot expect workers to survive on $7.25 an hour. We must raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
Minimum Wage has way LESS BUYING POWER now than it did half a century ago❗️The federal #MinimumWage has been $7.25 an hour since July 2009 - that's just $15,080 a year working full time. We need to boost the economy from the bottom up‼️#RaisetheWage
If you listen to this administration, this is a “booming economy,” yet it’s estimated half of all American adults are living paycheck to paycheck. It’s time we transform our economy to work for the working class, not corporations and the wealthy few. commondreams.org/views/2018/11/…
Donald Trump and his advisor think the federal minimum wage is "a terrible idea." Wrong. We need to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
There is no “jobs crisis” — when nearly 80% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, the crisis is from within the system. How do we fight back? Strong unions. We must work to make it easier for workers to organize and unionize their workplaces. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Over the last 25 years, bankruptcy filings by older Americans have exploded by a rate of over 200%. This is absolutely unacceptable. In the richest country in the history of the world, no one should live in poverty. nytimes.com/2018/08/05/bus…
Columnist David Moats: Why class disparity may be "the great unaddressed issue in Vermont" vtdigger.org/2018/08/05/moa…
Despite Trump’s tax giveaway to the wealthy and large corporations, real wages have actually gone down, not up, since June 2017. The economy may be the best in history for billionaires like Jeff Bezos, but it is not "booming" for the average worker.
.@BootsRiley has created the first great labor film of the near future, one that is firmly on the side of workers and their union, writes UE Communications Director @domesticleft ueunion.org/ue-news/2018/a…
Minimum Wage has LESS Buying Power Now than it did in 1950❗️The federal #MinimumWage has been $7.25 an hour since July 2009 - that's just $15,080 a year working full time. We can change that‼️#RaisetheWage
"It’s time for state government to get behind the effort to give UVM nurses fair competitive pay, to see that increasing the number of talented young workers in the state requires keeping our nurses here." vtdigger.org/2018/07/26/kir… #vtpoli #WeAreUVMMC
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Kirsten Berggren: Nurses are the solution to state's population problem - VTDigger
Nurses are exactly the type of people Gov. Phil Scott is trying to recruit and retain in the state.
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The descriptions of what has been done to migrant children held in detention centers across the country are despicable cruelty which must come to an end. huffingtonpost.com/entry/migrant-…
His hourly salary when he began with the Home Depot $12. His salary when fired: $12.78. After 10 years of service. #FightFor15
After outrage, @HomeDepot hires back #Albany man it fired for confronting a racist customer. My column: timesunion.com/local/article/…
Taking real action on climate change means a transition to renewable energy sources — for the future of our economy, and for the future of our planet.
Renewable energy is viable, reliable, and one of the fastest growing sectors in our economy. In 2016, the solar industry alone employed more than 370,000 Americans, and that number is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. @BillMcKibben #bustingthejobsmyth
Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon made about $11,000/hour in compensation last year. I'd like to hear from him why he thinks his workers don't deserve to be paid a living wage of $15/hour.
“I find it hard to believe that the hospital has enough money to pay...more than $2 million to the CEO, but doesn’t have enough money to pay their nurses the same wages as nurses earn elsewhere," Sen. Bernie Sanders said Friday vtdigger.org/2018/07/06/san…
"I’ve been a Massachusetts business owner for 44 years and I’m looking forward to increased consumer buying power and a stronger economy as the minimum wage rises to $15" -Michael Kanter @CambNaturals #Fightfor15 eagletribune.com/opinion/raisin… | Raising minimum wage is good for business
In more than 1,700 markets around the country, poor and low-income people who use SNAP benefits will no longer be able to go to farmer’s markets to buy food. This is unacceptable. No matter your income, everyone deserves fresh, healthy food. bustle.com/p/snap-benefit…
When it comes to combatting income inequality in this country, there’s one not-so-secret ingredient: strong unions. We must work to make it easier for workers to organize and unionize their workplaces. nytimes.com/2018/07/06/bus…
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