On Jul 6, 2006, former Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill to raise PA’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.15/hr. It was raised to $7.25/hr. only when the federal minimum wage was increased in 2009. It’s been 15+ years since PA raised the wage.
Contact your State Senators to demand that they VOTE YES to #RaiseTheWage to $15/hr.
Become an advocate at SenatorHaywood.com/RaiseTheWage.
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Find your Senator at http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/index.cfm#address.
Pennsylvania workers continue to be left behind as this state continues to have a minimum wage that keeps workers below the poverty line,” Sen. Art Haywood said. “The time to increase the wage is now!”
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