At Make It Work, we don't think anyone who works full time should have to struggle to put food on the table or pay the bills. Yet, that's reality for millions of Americans today. The minimum wage just hasn’t kept up with the times -- and that means far too many hard workers from all walks of life are unable to make ends meet. Election Day is right around the corner. There’s no better time to send a message to candidates that if they want our votes, they need to show they’ll fight to make this country a fairer place to live and work for ALL of us. The bottom line? If politicians want to talk “family values,” it’s time they valued working families -- and recognizing that everyone deserves a living wage would be a good first step. We won’t wait another two years to be heard. Together, we can change the conversation, but we need as many voices as possible to join in. Add your name to support raising the minimum wage today.

Waitresses.. . We need them -- we love our jobs, but we need more money... It's $2.13 an HOUR. Please help your favorite Waitresses get at least $5.00 an hour.

This petition is to let the city council of Mountain View that they have community support for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The cost of living in Silicon Valley has increased tremendously. This has negatively impacted low wage workers. Income inequality is severe in Silicon Valley: high tech wages and profits are skyrocketing while low tech workers with low wages endure lower quality of life due to the high cost of living.

There are currently no less than six environmental impact studies showing the following conclusions: Suction dredge mining is a clean and responsible means of extracting minerals used in communications equipment and healthcare. As a side benefit, suction dredge mining breaks up compacted, unusable spawning grounds during the time that fish are not setting their nests. It activates the in-water food supply for aquatic life, creates cool refuge pools for heat-stressed fish, and removes man-made and natural toxicity from streambeds without costing the state a dime. In the end, when the autumn rains begin, streambed material is again distributed the way Mother Nature would have them. Suction dredge mining requires the purchase of two separate permits in order to legally operate in Oregon, and adherence to a volume of regulations that is environmentally protective. Finally, the economic impact of banning suction dredge mining is a loss of over 4000 jobs and revenue losses of $20-30 million annually. Science supports the use of suction dredges in streambed health, so won't you too?

Paying more money for someone who throws a football, kicks a soccer ball, hits a baseball instead of someone who fights for our country I think is wrong. People in the military put their own life on the line just to help save us.

My petition is about food stamps and welfare. I am affected by this issue because some of the taxes that I pay go to people who collect food stamps and welfare. Some people deserve to collect food stamps and welfare but others don't.

I am an employee of an airline that fired 600 of their career employees at all of their stations with the exception of their hub. This seems to be the future at many American companies where the only concern is the bottom line with no honor or commitment to their employees and to the future well being of our country. This will result in the disappearance of the middle class and the income that has made our country prosperous.

Wisconsin's minimum wage law (Chapter 104) states that the minimum wage must provide a decent standard of living. Wisconsin's $7.25 hourly minimum wage is simply not a living wage. On September 24th, as part of the Raise Wisconsin campaign, 100 low-wage workers filed minimum wage complaints with Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, demonstrating the daily struggles that Wisconsin's minimum wage workers face. Less than two weeks later, the Walker Administration stated that they found "no reasonable cause" to raise the minimum wage. Well, we find no reasonable cause for Walker's reelection. If Walker won't give Wisconsin a raise, it's time to elect a Governor who will.

Joni Ernst and candidates that share her views on opposing a minimum wage and who are against increasing the minimum wage need to understand that American workers need a living wage. It's been years since there has been an increase and it is long overdue.

Currently, job seekers are invariably being required during the hiring process to explain why they have been unemployed so long. As a result, that sends them into a cycle of not getting hired, lengthening their already long-term unemployment, and making them less desirable hire candidates by subsequent potential employers. This subtle form of discrimination needs to be stopped. A tax credit for potential employers would seem to be an answer.

Last year, 1,000 workers like me were laid off from Angels Stadium when a new company took over the food and beverage operations. We all had to reapply for our jobs with no guarantee of getting them back. The City of Anaheim owns Angels Stadium. The City Council could have passed one simple law to protect us from losing our jobs at venues the City already owns, but they didn't. For years people like us have been underdogs because the rules haven’t been fair. Now we have the chance to make better rules. With Measure L we can elect a City Council that listens to things we care about. Please sign the petition to show your support for Measure L -- Yes on Districts in Anaheim. Do it for our jobs, our union, and our future.

We’re a community of women and men sticking up for the idea that in America, you shouldn’t have to choose between being there for family and bringing home a paycheck. If politicians want to talk “family values,” it’s time they start valuing families. That means recognizing that Americans need paid time off for illness or caring for family, affordable childcare, and a living wage. Election Day is right around the corner, so there’s no better time to send a message to candidates that if they want our vote, they need to show they’ll fight for ALL of us. Let's show just how many of us believe that we deserve not just a decent living, but also a decent life. Make your voice heard -- add your name to demand fairer workplace policies so that all of us can make it work.