To: The New York State House, The New York State Senate, and Governor Andrew Cuomo
Raise the minimum wage in New York City
Raise the minimum wage in New York City to $10.10. Pass S. 460: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013.
Why is this important?
Our goal is to place enough pressure on city council members to raise the minimum wages for workers in New York City to at least $10.10.
As a teacher in a poor working class neighborhood in the Bronx, I see first hand the problems that plague the community I work at. With salaries set at the current minimum wage, parents (with an overwhelming majority being single mothers) are barely able to make ends meet despite the fact that many hold 2-3 jobs and work an exorbitant amount of hours.
Many of my students spend a few minutes a day with their parents because the parents arrive home from work too late. With day care and other expenses on the rise, and wages not catching up with inflation it is imperative that we pass this bill to build better communities.
As a teacher in a poor working class neighborhood in the Bronx, I see first hand the problems that plague the community I work at. With salaries set at the current minimum wage, parents (with an overwhelming majority being single mothers) are barely able to make ends meet despite the fact that many hold 2-3 jobs and work an exorbitant amount of hours.
Many of my students spend a few minutes a day with their parents because the parents arrive home from work too late. With day care and other expenses on the rise, and wages not catching up with inflation it is imperative that we pass this bill to build better communities.