Posted at https://www.chn.org/voices/the-miami-debates-did-the-presidential-candidates-discuss-poverty David Elliot July 2, 2019 Last month, Voices for Human Needs wrote about an event sponsored by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. The event featured nine presidential candidates who took turns taking the stage at … Continued
From Restaurant Opportunities Center United (https://rocunited.org/): This is incredibly important. Will you sign our petition in support of the Raise the Wage Act? Go to https://secure.everyaction.com/0rfSviir_kKGzBlXmUpaQA2 to sign now! The Raise the Wage Act would dramatically improve the lives of working … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/02/busting-right-wing-talking-point-groundbreaking-study-shows-federal-15-minimum-wage Published on Tuesday, July 02, 2019 by Common Dreams “A $15 federal minimum wage by 2024 will have widespread positive effects for working women and men, kids and communities of color, without causing any job loss.” By … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Go to https://epipolicycenter.org/tell-congress-pass-the-restoring-overtime-pay-act to tell Congress: “Pass the Restoring Overtime Pay Act to raise the overtime salary threshold and boost the wages of over 8 million working people.” Overtime pay has historically been an … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised its minimum wage, while Pennsylvania remains at a dismal $7.25, where it was 10 years ago. But we have a chance to raise the wage now if you … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Ask your representative to cosponsor the Working Families Tax Relief Act (H.R. 3157), which would expand the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit for 1 in 3 Americans. … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/publication/congress-has-never-let-the-federal-minimum-wage-erode-for-this-long/ David Cooper, senior economic analyst, observed in EPI’s latest economic snapshot that the U.S. is currently experiencing the longest period in history without an increase to the federal minimum wage. Sunday, June 16, marks the day we … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): On Wednesday afternoon, HB 33, the bill that would eliminate General Assistance, passed the PA Senate and is now on Governor Wolf’s desk. If Governor Wolf signs the bill into law, General Assistance … Continued
Two years in the making, United Way of Pennsylvania’s 2019 ALICE Report for Pennsylvania is a data project that redefines what financial struggle means across the state. It encompasses all 67 counties of the Commonwealth, parsing out the data on a local … Continued
Please scroll down for actions. Budget Deal Moving in the PA General Assembly From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): As you might have heard, a budget deal is now advancing in the PA General Assembly. On Monday the … Continued