From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): From February 15-22 we are asking people to contact their legislators in Harrisburg and asking them to raise the minimum wage. To easily send an email to your legislator through the Pennsylvania … Continued
Every state surrounding our Commonwealth has raised its minimum wage while Pennsylvania remains stuck at $7.25, where it’s been for 10 years. But we have a chance to raise the wage in Pennsylvania—Call your legislators today in their Harrisburg office … Continued
LASHERICA THORNTON, Harrisburg Bureau 12:00 AM HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s Legislature prepares to tackle the state budget in the coming weeks, lawmakers and advocates are pushing legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, a change that would … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): The map above presents the percent change in real annual average weekly wages by county in Pennsylvania and in six bordering states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia) and the District … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): We are at an impasse on passing a revenue package for the state budget. If we don’t pass a package soon, there is a strong possibility that the services we all rely upon will be frozen or … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): Please take a moment to support Pennsylvania workers by signing a petition calling for an increased minimum wage at http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51246/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=19633. Republican leaders in Harrisburg have been holding minimum wage legislation hostage in committee, and … Continued
From Raise the Wage PA (http://raisethewagepa.org/): There was an effort to include an increase in the state minimum wage in the state budget discussions lasts month. A bill was moved to the Senate Appropriations Committee, which could have been used as … Continued