This just in: Once again, some members of Congress think we need to "compromise" on raising the wage. And by "compromise," they really just mean taking a long-overdue raise away from working people.
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Sen. Joe Manchin, a key Democratic swing vote, told me that he would try to amend the covid relief package with a federal minimum wage hike to $11 an hour, a move he argues will allow the party to get behind a compromise with many Dems pushing $15 hike
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How many times do we have to say it? Democrats are ALREADY behind raising the minimum wage to $15. So are the American people. Even Republicans agree — Florida passed a $15 minimum wage with a supermajority while voting for Donald Trump in November.
Pramila will keep using the full force of our movement to fight for a $15 minimum wage — not $10. Not $11. Not later. Will you chip in $5 or more right now to support this push to raise the wage? We need to show everyone that the people are on our side.
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Beyond having robust support, a $15 minimum wage is just good policy.
No one knows this better than Pramila, who helped make Seattle the first major city in the country to pass a $15 minimum wage. Working families and the local economy thrived. The city was even named the best place for business and careers two years in a row — dispelling the corporate-backed myth that businesses would fail.
If we're going to heal the wounds of this devastating pandemic, now is not the time for incremental change. Raising the wage will alleviate the economic pressures communities face, give 27 million workers a raise, and lift nearly one million Americans out of poverty.
We need to support Pramila's leadership in Congress now more than ever as she fights back against attempts to slow our progress on this critical issue. Chip in $5 or more right now to help her make a $15 minimum wage a reality for every worker in this country.
In solidarity,
Team Jayapal