To: New York State Wage Board
Urgent Action to Raise the Minimum Wage
Raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour.
Why is this important?
New York may raise the minimum wage this summer for fast-food workers to $15. Raising the minimum to $15 an hour would boost paychecks for 180,000 New Yorkers -- most of whom are adults, many supporting families -- and would trigger a wave of raises for low-wage workers across the country.
If minimum wage had simply kept pace with worker productivity since 1968, it would be over $20 today. Tell the wage board you support this fix.
If minimum wage had simply kept pace with worker productivity since 1968, it would be over $20 today. Tell the wage board you support this fix.