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? 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.
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.
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.
In solidarity,
Pramila
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