I know that some adult ed organizations and coalitions have been involved in minimum wage advocacy at the state and local level so I thought I’d pass this along as well. Note the deadline is TODAY, February 1st. Jeff > Begin forwarded message: >> >> >> >> From our friends at the National Employment Law Project and the Economic Policy Institute: >> >> If you represent a national, state, or local organization: >> Sign in support of the 2019 Raise the Wage Act >> Use this link to sign on <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/_AA/ni0YAA/t.2op/f83vPZfpSiW9UOXHF9xJow/h0/5HTlQy-2Feu8TQ9D5GJw5-2B2B7MV65nOKSQBRBH96CW5Zd2Fbld-2FN6C8jreU0hcNoaQbSXu75-2FAlE5XNm0nGitTaVjQgKu32CjEgiQoPfAJIAXkwTKphtkHymBNdSQ7qd3OGxwES-2FU5VzS2I-2BVWzg7c5c3a-2B-2BrFitC4CsUQ2qq9mZ7FB9EFepjCfdqTJILNLENZfBiRZiJKGUnvxhv8z7qLKKuML88Ye2y9cZGE4qGhIKudF9hI7TzjLFybebfnlZaPRTLw7FJtmQPnonf3-2BMDipwlyTZjaC-2Fgv-2FroKHF4jI5eVXV7-2BIPRs6OAU4dKWJLBWZtyl-2FK5HXnhlvMQTnJeJXYlP2vjV-2F60-2FtVp3-2FIQkfo3VDiZtDd-2FkEx8JoaYVM7rI> >> The next federal minimum wage bill, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, was introduced Wed, Jan 16th. To support this bill, our friends at the National Employment Law Project and the Economic Policy Institute have put together the sign on statement that’s below. This statement will be entered into the record at the eventual hearing the House of Representatives will hold on the bill. >> >> We invite you to use this link to add your organization to the list of endorsers: https://goo.gl/forms/Z36pRASrMprzwliL2 >> <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/_AA/ni0YAA/t.2op/f83vPZfpSiW9UOXHF9xJow/h1/5HTlQy-2Feu8TQ9D5GJw5-2B2B7MV65nOKSQBRBH96CW5ZecTojomemOmrBfiJ49iuz9Hje5FByuhwX0CDA-2F45kWaKEWMAXm1gO4EVmq2OMwYM68c6uqCgkp5UDbZzFZtdH2X5kMhfFhpuofms4siZihGGQ-2BF6ClUnMBx94SMspU2-2BDTcG5RX-2BrrZm-2FLl7h8T1CHdWRybN-2FmyCdfL-2BKwJefzc1Vk1uYKxLMvjKBagI6XmgN7jpr0WKnor8tnLMiJprDAKzjcOLG4aKQefo-2FuV0bu1qs2eV-2Fr-2BwkHMy-2Fkr1gJty-2FRPQp9BH5NzsxpqW5jGtoj0tQSVOhtqtqmDawxCWZpJ1twUzy8as1sNCZfGb-2BoqtalYGoxOffYdK-2FzPLq4AHWa> >> Feel free to forward this email to listservs or anyone else who may be interested. We are seeking organizational signatures only, not individuals at this time. Please sign on by close of business this Friday, February 1st. >> Find the text of the letter below. To sign on, use this link <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/_AA/ni0YAA/t.2op/f83vPZfpSiW9UOXHF9xJow/h2/5HTlQy-2Feu8TQ9D5GJw5-2B2B7MV65nOKSQBRBH96CW5Zdy3XyoigDNH-2BOLyxN35fKoIOxa9JGAgwtUAMjAA0Yavc-2Fgfbgs10cKMPwAvqjilV9Z2mmkdKyLV5d1XniXhO5A1j8CHxGFA-2BL1uwQZVSZf4XG0PLnd-2B-2FSODZF9Ul7pqR9La5eL7CSrM0TbPC6SwweOfgHATQbgCxddSIQzPEQNeZiz4KAkCaoN4Zg-2BBdR3EXYuB0uLhKRGltc-2Fz18qVguXiOhHWAT-2B05ju7hrSFpUpZeT6eRZdxTlWG9widaykKWJqkXHjqfWjTC8rszQ2N2u0lU3zv-2FzKp1Np5pzVvzdRptlcf1dzWPxcfH2gr0Rm9PqpVkb02Hk-2BlCfTKJkQ56SK>. >> >> >> Organization Sign On In Support of The Raise the Wage Act of 2019 >> >> The undersigned organizations enthusiastically support the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, as introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders (VT) and Patty Murray (WA), and Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA), Mark Pocan (WI) and Stephanie Murphy (FL). >> >> If enacted, this legislation would: >> • Raise the federal minimum wage to $8.55 this year and increase it over the next five years until it reaches $15 an hour in 2024; >> • After 2024, adjust the minimum wage each year to keep pace with growth in the typical worker’s wages; >> • Phase out the outdated subminimum wage for tipped workers, which has been frozen at a meager $2.13 since 1991; >> • Sunset the much-criticized ability of employers to pay workers with disabilities a subminimum wage through certificates issued by DOL; and, >> • Phase out the subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20. >> >> At a time when wage stagnation and income inequality pose serious threats to our families and our economy, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 will begin to reverse that cycle and raise pay broadly across the bottom of the workforce. >> >> According to 2017 estimates from the Economic Policy Institute, this Act will deliver long-overdue raises to a large segment of the workforce: more than 1 in 4 workers, 90 percent of whom are over the age of 20. The average age of workers who would get a raise is 36, nearly half have some years of college education, and 20 percent hold associate degrees or higher. In fact, those who work year-round would see a raise on the order of $3,500 a year, which is enough to make a tremendous difference in the life of a preschool teacher, bank teller, or fast-food worker who today struggles to get by on around $20,000 per year. >> >> More than 27 percent are working parents with children, and half have family incomes of less than $40,000 per year. Women make up nearly 56 percent of the workers who would benefit from a $15 minimum wage, which would be instrumental in helping to close the gender wage gap. Raising the minimum wage to $15 would also significantly benefit workers of color, with 40 percent of African American workers and 34 percent of Latinos seeing a pay increase once this law goes into effect. >> >> These are the frontline workers who make America run -- yet due to the erosion of the real value of the minimum wage over the last half century, they are struggling even as our economy enjoys a solid recovery. >> >> The time for the Raise the Wage Act is long overdue, and we cannot delay in working toward its passage. We call on Congress to enact this important piece of legislation as quickly as possible, and for President Trump to sign it when it comes to his desk. >> >> >> Economic Policy Institute >> National Employment Law Project >> >> >> Coalition on Human Needs >> 1120 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 312 >> Washington, DC 20036 >> Phone: 202-223-2532 >> For more information please go to www.chn.org <http://www.chn.org/> >> Connect with us! >> <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/_AA/ni0YAA/t.2op/f83vPZfpSiW9UOXHF9xJow/h3/HE2UYZIDTZxfLuJ8qHDFiJlIzeR7cWzv4gpi3-2B14CkSMaXUZ7Sw0cssOh2P9xXWSQhYAVO6iy6olf4awGgy2wpLv51eHbSJdmlq64I9hB4wDYWqKI-2FrfnV-2FnLOY7VVD-2FKywo00LnVvSyWI53SzJDgCH9fp3t2SOtGq0xb-2BpnZhAMrqtTxlRYFGXS4gmEXKnaIaNvY8vj2xVKlDOCFJ2WVm9uiifn61Iil9ylFmUiA-2BCo5b8O2k-2F1qMBZ85JQhCww5zcBD4W8mOEQqyxS9MIdjD4dfJc8yv3TtYwTWUHukovbwD8twlEKOYkqbdM-2BuNIaE6XhvmwDgdchvgLafs-2BFy5VZspGkVlEyLpFcsyUDwzRIPUDQvzWBsUuggEP3iFN0> <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/_AA/ni0YAA/t.2op/f83vPZfpSiW9UOXHF9xJow/h4/VE2atosPJwyp5yA4oN-2FSarQyNTBwXgOsAZjOeqLXVgGC31e6iWkXQL7G3fYweED4-2BM90clL1RyDf-2B0-2Bs79YBkprr4U6aX7KLxbJ6J3uBcQbhyKDCKpDEYjgZfk9WyDOU-2BFjZqDJfyt-2FLrhzOj7l6ThcAGMswjh5p2lnrLADQuJWoIKHKpht-2FlS8-2Bf-2FYXEnnfypxd8cOWVvF7tDG0tg4u0TPWPnTlnNc-2BEgM189aUoQq83irs1ExQeQo0rvkctRhUe6nrXF8feZ-2BxJ29WM-2Fx-2BCgfz5KIIyG0DIHdGOKDV6tCgoTgdXCNV5RVEUvpMaclUGCQB2r1pkHU1iRuVLdcdDoLR5zo-2BRWyxeGRi8xbr8js-3D> <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mpss/c/_AA/ni0YAA/t.2op/f83vPZfpSiW9UOXHF9xJow/h5/XScFdUygk9lHI7pfxHKkZMgpI1ya1Pq4BN6k1FgDGm8Pb4hE-2FaM3wP4S0605bz5lAYvAyxxxrFNhSAn-2FKvnhF5GmD88IW3X2eOUJ6OrVc6M0Dg8ZJKWM78S1xaJddAcWuKOOUh2a1laC6-2F4dhH2U2VefkpUjof7BC8CZw735UMLPlw3gnw3-2BYDVHI2HFr0pNf5fwTShPOyp8YgdfcPBCeQ785IiJYlWRkba-2FRa9So0GNSXa15FxTYf4BDzV2rWuqp5dKkJPwjVS44UWCpvPFs6S57eNHLFPeGiCUpsLXskX71hmzRS7B6ExWV-2BxYe78a6mmzSqyIHL930KTpVZXFA27rM2AFm3lQjH9CGipvNi5ZsnrFnSASt2TBTFDipsBI> >> >>

Just a note from the state perspective. I am a co-sponsor of the $15 per hour minimum wage bill that will be heard at the Committee level in the N.H. House later this month. We are currently at the federal $7.25 per hour. With solid Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate we will get some bill with an increase on the desk of our Republican Governor, then take it from there. Will keep you posted. Art Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 1, 2019, at 11:42 AM, Jeff Carter <jcarter@literacypolicy.org> wrote: > > I know that some adult ed organizations and coalitions have been involved in minimum wage advocacy at the state and local level so I thought I’d pass this along as well. Note the deadline is TODAY, February 1st. > > Jeff > >> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>> >>> >>> From our friends at the National Employment Law Project and the Economic Policy Institute: >>> >>> If you represent a national, state, or local organization: >>> Sign in support of the 2019 Raise the Wage Act >>> Use this link to sign on >>> >>> The next federal minimum wage bill, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, was introduced Wed, Jan 16th. To support this bill, our friends at the National Employment Law Project and the Economic Policy Institute have put together the sign on statement that’s below. This statement will be entered into the record at the eventual hearing the House of Representatives will hold on the bill. >>> >>> We invite you to use this link to add your organization to the list of endorsers: https://goo.gl/forms/Z36pRASrMprzwliL2 >>> >>> Feel free to forward this email to listservs or anyone else who may be interested. We are seeking organizational signatures only, not individuals at this time. Please sign on by close of business this Friday, February 1st. >>> >>> Find the text of the letter below. To sign on, use this link. >>> >>> >>> Organization Sign On In Support of The Raise the Wage Act of 2019 >>> >>> The undersigned organizations enthusiastically support the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, as introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders (VT) and Patty Murray (WA), and Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA), Mark Pocan (WI) and Stephanie Murphy (FL). >>> >>> If enacted, this legislation would: >>> • Raise the federal minimum wage to $8.55 this year and increase it over the next five years until it reaches $15 an hour in 2024; >>> • After 2024, adjust the minimum wage each year to keep pace with growth in the typical worker’s wages; >>> • Phase out the outdated subminimum wage for tipped workers, which has been frozen at a meager $2.13 since 1991; >>> • Sunset the much-criticized ability of employers to pay workers with disabilities a subminimum wage through certificates issued by DOL; and, >>> • Phase out the subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20. >>> >>> At a time when wage stagnation and income inequality pose serious threats to our families and our economy, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019 will begin to reverse that cycle and raise pay broadly across the bottom of the workforce. >>> >>> According to 2017 estimates from the Economic Policy Institute, this Act will deliver long-overdue raises to a large segment of the workforce: more than 1 in 4 workers, 90 percent of whom are over the age of 20. The average age of workers who would get a raise is 36, nearly half have some years of college education, and 20 percent hold associate degrees or higher. In fact, those who work year-round would see a raise on the order of $3,500 a year, which is enough to make a tremendous difference in the life of a preschool teacher, bank teller, or fast-food worker who today struggles to get by on around $20,000 per year. >>> >>> More than 27 percent are working parents with children, and half have family incomes of less than $40,000 per year. Women make up nearly 56 percent of the workers who would benefit from a $15 minimum wage, which would be instrumental in helping to close the gender wage gap. Raising the minimum wage to $15 would also significantly benefit workers of color, with 40 percent of African American workers and 34 percent of Latinos seeing a pay increase once this law goes into effect. >>> >>> These are the frontline workers who make America run -- yet due to the erosion of the real value of the minimum wage over the last half century, they are struggling even as our economy enjoys a solid recovery. >>> >>> The time for the Raise the Wage Act is long overdue, and we cannot delay in working toward its passage. We call on Congress to enact this important piece of legislation as quickly as possible, and for President Trump to sign it when it comes to his desk. >>> >>> >>> Economic Policy Institute >>> National Employment Law Project >>> >>> >>> Coalition on Human Needs >>> 1120 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 312 >>> Washington, DC 20036 >>> Phone: 202-223-2532 >>> For more information please go to www.chn.org >>> Connect with us! >>> >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org