U.S : Another year passed, and FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE is STILL $7.25 !

 

 

 

Friend, 2021 was a massive disappointment in federal minimum wage news. Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has stayed stagnant at $7.25 - far less than the wage needed to support the cost of living anywhere in the country.    As more and more working people are unable to keep up with the cost of living in their state, even voters from conservative states favor raising the federal minimum wage.      Sign the petition: Close the racial wage gap, raise the federal minimum wage.        SIGN THE PETITION                         From 1966-1980 Congress’ decision to raise the wage led to a significant drop in earnings inequality between Black and white Americans. Raising the wage floor is a significant tool to help close the racial wage gap, and centering the financial freedom of Black workers and other frontline laborers who work some of the most important jobs of our labor market.        Sign the petition: Close the racial wage gap, raise the federal minimum wage.            SIGN THE PETITION            Friend, it is inexcusable that Congress would let another year pass without raising the federal minimum wage - especially considering the risks essential workers are asked to face. May 2022 be the year that working families see the economic liberty they’ve longed for, and the year we move one step closer to finally closing the racial wage gap, once and for all.        Sign the petition: Close the racial wage gap, raise the federal minimum wage.            SIGN THE PETITION             Keep fighting,            Jayleen Alvarado, Daily Kos.                                                                                                                                       Daily Kos Liberation League Relies on Activists Like You. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos Liberation League keep fighting ? Chip in $5  Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible.