[1]Pramila Jayapal



Yesterday was May Day, and I have two big policies on my mind: The PRO Act
and raising the minimum wage to at least $15.

Now is the time for Congress to pass legislation that empowers workers to
form unions and guarantees that our minimum wage workers are getting a
desperately needed raise. Are you with me? [ [link removed] ]Add your name now to call on
Congress to immediately vote on and pass the PRO Act and a minimum wage of
at least $15.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name

As a longtime organizer for working people who helped make Seattle the
first major city in America to pass a $15 minimum wage, I know that we can
do more to stand with workers.

I was proud to lead the House in passing the PRO (Protecting the Right to
Organize) Act last year, which will undo decades of anti-worker policies,
put power back into workers’ hands, and secure the right to organize for
better wages, fair benefits, and a voice on the job.

At a time when workers are launching successful union drives at some of
America’s biggest corporations — like Amazon and Starbucks — even though
workers are up against a slew of union-busting tactics, we must stand with
them. And as unionized workers — like teachers and auto workers — are
fighting for fair pay and treatment, we must be there to bolster their
fight. The Senate must act and empower workers immediately.

[ [link removed] ]Can you add your name to urge Congress to send the PRO Act and raising
the wage to at least $15 to President Biden?

Congress hasn’t raised the federal minimum wage in over a decade. It has
taken a tremendous amount of organizing to get to where we are today on
raising the minimum wage — I will be the first one to tell you that.

But victory is possible. I’ve organized for years in the Fight for $15. In
2014, I was part of the movement that helped make Seattle the first major
city in the country to pass a $15 minimum wage. Since then, cities and
states across this country have followed our lead. Twenty states raised
their minimum wage going into 2021. Voters in Florida successfully voted
to raise the minimum wage in 2020, even as Donald Trump won the state.
Regular folks across the political spectrum want to give workers a raise.

We have an opportunity to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 across
America, which would increase pay for 32 million workers while lifting one
million out of poverty. At a time when full-time, minimum-wage workers can
no longer afford a two-bedroom rental anywhere in the entire country, our
action is necessary — and I’m dedicated to making it happen.

We have a lot of work to do, both in the House and the Senate, to send
President Biden legislation that will empower workers and help folks pay
the bills.

[ [link removed] ]Can you add your name in support of our call to immediately pass the
PRO Act and raise the minimum wage to at least $15? We can and must get
this done together.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name

In solidarity,

Pramila


 


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