November 3rd, 2015 Dear Dr. Carson, Over the past year, there have been advances in wages for workers. Many cities and states have increased their minimum wages providing millions of impoverished of Americans with a long-overdue raise. But at the federal level, progress is nonexistent. Because of party infighting, futile “Obamacare” repeal efforts and […]
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Minimum Wage Advocates Release New Report, Call on All Presidential Candidates to Support a Raise in Wage
October 26, 2015 Contact: Scott Simpson, [email protected], (202) 466-2061 Minimum Wage Advocates Release New Report, Call on All Presidential Candidates to Support a Raise in Wage WASHINGTON – Today, The Leadership Conference Education Fund and the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality are releasing a new report chronicling the civil and human rights imperative of […]
Letter from Ralph Nader to the House Freedom Caucus
10/26/15 Dear Representative Over the past year, there have been significant advances in wages for working-class Americans. Many cities and states have increased their minimum wages providing millions of Americans with a long-overdue raise. In Congress, however, progress is nonexistent. Between party infighting, futile “Obamacare” repeal efforts and corporate lobbying, there has been too little […]
Ralph Nader and Academics Sign Letter to Hillary Clinton to Support a $15 Minimum Wage
October 12th, 2015 Dear Secretary Clinton: Economic policy and income inequality are guaranteed to be two of the main themes of the 2016 presidential election. One way that you can fight for working families this election cycle is to stand up for a $15 minimum wage. You have repeatedly spoken highly of the Fight for […]
Letter from Ralph Nader to Congressional Leadership
Senator Mitch McConnell 317 Russell Senate Office Building U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of the House H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Boehner and Senator McConnell, In your comments after the Republican midterm victories last week, both of you struck a conciliatory tone, pledging to lead your now-bicameral […]
Cory Gardner: Fringe on the Minimum Wage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Ralph Nader on Colorado Senate Race: “Cory Gardner: Fringe on the Minimum Wage” Over the years, Cory Gardner has not held back from letting Coloradans know how staunchly opposed he is to minimum wage raises. In 2006, he opposed a ballot initiative to raise the Colorado minimum wage. In 2007, […]