Good Jobs, Living Wages
Hard-working men and women deserve good, family-supporting jobs. No one who works full-time should live in poverty. Raising the minimum wage will help us build an economy that works for everyone.
With the cost of living so high, it is absurd to expect a working person, let alone a working family, to afford rent, groceries, clothing, heating, phone, transportation, day care ― and be able to save for the future ― on $290 per week. It is time that we re-assessed the value of work.
Raising the minimum wage, and tying the new rate to inflation, will help thousands of low-wage workers across New York make ends meet. And it will help local businesses by putting a little extra money into the hands of the people most likely to spend it.
We’re fighting to raise the minimum wage in New York and to tie the new rate to inflation, so that New Yorkers don’t continue to be left behind.
