A recent EPI study showed that over 98% of clerical support staff at the University of California cannot afford to meet the basic family budget for a single parent with one child in the city where they work. Because of this, many of the support staff at the UC are forced to move farther from their work site, borrow money from family, and in even cut back on necessities. It is time for the UC to recognize the hard work the clerical support staff does to keep the University of California running. It is time to pay us a living wage.

I've been working since the age 16. I'm 32 with two kids and it gets harder everyday.

I am starting this petition as a proud disabled American who is tired of seeing other disabled folks forced into a lifetime of poverty.

In light of the budget crisis in Chicago, we feel it is reasonable to ask for a portion of the money made on this stadium deal to be given back to Chicago Public Schools to help fund our students' education so that someday they will be able to get into a wonderful University, such as DePaul.

I am a Certified Nurse Assistant and have worked 15 years in health care, during which time pay scales have not changed for CNA's in Missouri for myself nor for my peers. The purpose of this petition is to bring public and political awareness to the unfair wages paid to CNAs, with hope that change will follow.

This petition is for all the citizens of South Carolina who don't think that minimum wage is enough. The current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. You can't survive on that. If you get paid twice a month, and you don't work 40 hours a week, you're looking at a $250-$400 per paycheck, depending on taxes. Then you have rent anywhere from $300-$500, light bill, water bill, car payment, and groceries. And that doesn't even include money for gas and lunch at work. What if you're going to school to get a higher paying job? It doesn't add up. Just remember, these workplaces need us to be a part of their companies, so they need to pay us more. I get paid $9, and it's still not enough. Please listen that it isn't fair to those of us who work our butts off to have a better life but can't, because the pay just isn't enough. Please sign and share!!

I was once a cashier at McDonald's getting paid $7.79/hr and barely making ends meet. These workers are working 10-13 hours shifts, sometimes with no break, for chump change. We need to be paid as equal or close to the managers--enough to live on! Please sign if you agree with me!

As one of those ACCESS Workers, I think it is a crime to be treated in such a manner. The governor has reduced the number of workers - we have the lowest ratio of workers to clients in the entire country. We are brow beaten and made to adhere to such unrealistic requirements with so much work and so many work requirements. These workers really struggle to maintain these unrealistic standards. And with all that commitment and dedication, we can't get a raise? My rent, utilities, food, insurance etc - everything continues to rise - except my salary. I can't even afford to take my child to Disney. Where is the justice in that?

There are so many hard workers out there who get no credit for what they do. I am a person who worked off the clock on my days off and only got paid $8.15 per hour every two weeks before I was a manager. I was training managers and never got a raise. Enough is enough.

The Republican Party has owned the Small Business dialog for far too long. No one has failed Small business more than the Republicans. With the breathtaking consolidation and monopolization of the past decades, Job #1 with regards to rebuilding America and establishing a rock solid, living wage society is to ensure a vastly broad and diverse business community. Small Business is of fundamentally vital importance not only to “organically” rising wages and benefits, but to real Job Security as well. Equally important is Small Business’ positive effect on our Nation's Tax and Revenue Base. Let’s pitch in and help pay for rebuilding our infrastructure by getting the Entire Democratic Party behind supporting a Huge, Comprehensive Small Business Initiative. Let’s rebuild a brand new and powerfully effective Small Business Administration. The Republicans have forgotten or conned Small Business for Decades and the Democrats have hardly acknowledged them, yet they make up a gigantic voter base, and Small Business is as American as Apple Pie and Mom & Pop and fun Road Trips and Baseball and BBQ's. History has shown that Trickle Down Theory has long proven a failure; The New Economy that the "Globo-Corporatists" began selling the people starting in the 1990’s has failed (several times now). The Walmart Economy has sent more middle class jobs overseas than should ever have been allowed. America is done with bad "used car" sales pitches. "We the People" are no longer willing to empower these plutocratic goals. Let's reopen those boarded up store fronts! End Urban Blight, and let’s restore the Charm and true Character to our Neighborhoods and Communities. From Cafes, to Bicycle shops, clothing stores, Pizza and Burger Joints, Jewelry stores, and anything we can imagine and need! Community by Community, State House after State House, all the way to the White House. We are living in dangerous times for America. Random Violence, Racism, and Scary Radicalism are on the rise. These are all the earmarks of a Society and Nation in decline. The vast majority of the Republican Presidential Candidates have clearly stated that they intend to destroy the last threads of protection for working class Americans. The consolidated power of Big Finance and the Media, Industrial, Retail and other Monopolies has effectively seized control of our Legislative Process and Our Electoral Process. Citizen’s United has attempted to seal the Fate of our Democracy and must be abolished. The very paper that it’s written on must be burned to ashes! We refuse to accept the loss of the basic principal of “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”. Our course of action is clear and our cause is right, based in fact, history and truth. Please sign and share! Please Get Excited! Better times are coming and we only just need to do our part. It’s time for All Democrats, as well as Republicans and misguided Tea Party supporters, to Unite! Also Every former small business owner now working the floor at Home Depot, Fast Food, Walmart, etc. for less than half of what they and their former employees once earned. The Democratic Party has its Marching Orders. We the undersigned cannot stress this cause with any greater urgency. We implore for your support of this cause. Thank You

From Seattle to San Francisco to Los Angeles, cities and counties up and down the West Coast are leading the charge to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour and lifting thousands of working families out of poverty along the way. Why not Portland, Eugene, Salem or Bend? Oregon law currently prohibits cities, counties, and local governments from setting a minimum wage that is higher than the state minimum. It's called "preemption" and it's holding us back. It's time to do away with Oregon's minimum wage preemption law and allow local communities to set their own minimum wage. Add your name!

Friday at the Netroots Nation conference, in one of the most powerful speeches of her career, Elizabeth Warren challenged power -- calling for fewer Wall Street insiders appointed to top government positions, while also calling out structural racism and declaring Black Lives Matter. She told those present, "Anyone who wants to be President should appoint only people who have already demonstrated they are independent, who have already demonstrated that they can hold giant banks accountable, who have already demonstrated that they embrace the kind of ambitious economic policies that we need to rebuild opportunity and a strong middle class in this country." Earlier this week, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee teamed up with Democracy for America on this very issue -- asking all presidential candidates to promise an Attorney General, Treasury Secretary, and other appointees who will fight for the little guy and challenge power. Elizabeth Warren continued, "The only way that candidates for President -- or for any office -- will slow down the revolving door, the only way candidates will say 'enough is enough' is if you -- YOU -- demand that they say it." Please sign the petition and share it with your friends.