Raise the Federal Minimum Wage

The federal minimum wage has been frozen at $7.25 since 2009. This is far below the living wage in most regions of the United States, leaving low-wage workers struggling to meet the needs of themselves and their families. With 25% of US workers employed in low-wage jobs, and most of the post-recession economic growth concentrated in this area, it's more critical now than ever to address the unacceptably low minimum wage. 

A series of incremental increases to $10 per hour would still be below the pace of inflation, yet would affect over 10% of US workers. If it was linked to executive salaries, it would be $23 an hour, according to the New York Times.

It's time to spur the economic growth of the US middle class, and it's time for worker justice.