Passage of D.C. $15 Minimum Wage Will Boost Local Economy, Businesses
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com OR Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Washington, D.C. June 7, 2016 — Passage today of a bill gradually raising Washington, D.C.'s minimum wage to $15 by 2020 will bolster the economy and local businesses. The bill, which will adjust the minimum wage for the cost of living beginning in 2021, will create a more stable, productive workforce and increase the consumer buying power businesses rely on to thrive and create jobs. D.C's minimum wage, now $10.50, is currently scheduled to increase to $11.50 in July.
Business owners supportive of a $15 minimum wage spoke out in favor of the bill's passage.
Business Owners Testify in Support of $15 at D.C. Council Hearing on Minimum Wage Hike
Washington, D.C. May 26, 2016 — Local business owners testified today in support of raising Washington, D.C.'s minimum wage to $15 at the D.C. Council's Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs hearing—the first public hearing on Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposal to raise the District's minimum wage.
SBA's Small Business Owners of the Year Call for Federal Minimum Wage Hike
Owners named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as Louisiana and Maine's 2016 Small Business People of the Year call on lawmakers to increase federal minimum wage to at least $12 by 2020
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2016 —The business owners named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as Louisiana and Maine's 2016 Small Business People of the Year are calling on lawmakers to increase the federal minimum wage to at least $12 by 2020.
Business Owners Tell Congress Raising the Wage Makes Economic Sense
Business owners from across the country testified before the House Democratic Caucus today about the benefits of raising the federal minimum wage
Washington, DC, April 27, 2016—Today business owners from diverse states and industries testified before Congress about how businesses and the economy will benefit from raising the federal minimum wage.
New York Businesses Voice Support of $15 Minimum Wage Passing Today
​Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Ben and Jerry's, Small Business Owners Upstate and Downstate Say Raise Good for Business, Economy
NEW YORK, April 1, 2016 – Business leaders across New York are voicing support for the plan passing today to gradually raise the state's current $9 minimum wage to $15 as good for business and the economy. Two of our nation's highest cost of living states – New York and California – will be phasing in a $15 minimum wage. The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 30,000 businesses, Ben and Jerry's, Spectronics Corporation, Amalgamated Bank, IceStone, Ithacamade and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York were among numerous business organizations and small business owners who provided testimony and advocated in favor of a $15 state minimum wage.
California Business Owners Speak Out in Support of Just-Passed Historic Minimum Wage Bill
For immediate release: March 31, 2016
or Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Businesses Applaud Gov. Wolf's New Minimum Wage Executive Order and Call for Statewide PA Minimum Wage Increase
Harrisburg, PA, March 7, 2016. – Pennsylvania business owners joined Governor Tom Wolf as he signed an Executive Order establishing a minimum wage of $10.15 an hour for state employees under his jurisdiction as well as employees of state government contractors. Pennsylvania's minimum wage, which has been set at $7.25 an hour since 2009, is lower than most other states, including all six of Pennsylvania's neighbors.
Business Owners Back New Year Minimum Wage Hikes in 14 States, Call for Federal Raise
Washington, DC, December 23, 2015 – Fourteen states are raising their minimum wage next week with strong support from business owners. Business leaders believe these state increases make good business sense and would also like to see Congress raise the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, to benefit the economy nationwide.
Business Owners Call for Minimum Wage Raise As Federal Minimum Stuck Below 1950 Labor Day Buying Power
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2015
Business owners and executives across America are calling for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 – just $15,080 a year – since 2009. This Labor Day, the federal minimum wage will be worth less than it was on Labor Day 1950 when the minimum wage was $7.43, adjusted for inflation. It will have one-third less buying power than the minimum wage of 1968 ($10.97 in 2015 dollars).
Friday Will Mark 6 Years Since Last Federal Minimum Wage Increase; Business Owners Call for Raise
WASHINGTON, DC – This Friday, July 24, will mark six years since the federal minimum wage was last increased in 2009. Business leaders say the delay in raising the minimum wage is bad for businesses and our economy as well as for workers.
Business Owners Applaud Kansas City Minimum Wage Hike
Businesses Set to Benefit from July 1 Minimum Wage Increases
WASHINGTON, DC – Business owners are welcoming the minimum wage increases effective July 1 in Maryland, Washington, DC and Chicago. They say the increases will boost the consumer spending that drives job creation, and that businesses will benefit from lower employee turnover and increased productivity, product quality and customer satisfaction.
PA Business Owners Testify in Support of Raising Minimum Wage at State Senate Hearing
Stronger Minimum Wage is Good for Business and the Economy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2015
Business Owners Support $12 By 2020 Minimum Wage To Be Introduced Today In Congress
Eileen Fisher, Ben and Jerry's, Zingerman's Among First Signers On New Business Petition For Higher Minimum Wage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2015
Holly Sklar, holly@businessforafairminimumwage.org, 617-522-2923
Washington DC – Business owners applauded the planned introduction today of new legislation to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck since 2009 at $7.25 an hour – just $15,080 a year for fulltime work. Business for a Fair Minimum Wage is launching a new sign-on statement for business owners and executives supporting a gradual increase to $12 by 2020 to benefit business and the economy.
Business Owners Praise Plan to Raise PA Minimum Wage As Gov. Wolf Set to Announce Budget
Harrisburg, PA – Business owners from across the commonwealth today released statements praising Governor Tom Wolf's goal to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage. They have signed, and many others are signing, an online business statement which calls for a phased increase of Pennsylvania's minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour. In addition, the business statement calls for annual adjustments so the minimum wage keeps up with the cost of living.