Boosting the Minimum Wage for America's Workers

Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris hit the road this week for conversations outside the Beltway on what increasing the minimum wage would mean for America's workers. In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for raising the federal minimum wage in stages to $9 in 2015, and indexing it to inflation thereafter. Harris was in Philadelphia on Feb. 14 to discuss the president's plan with workers from the fast food and other service sectors. They shared their stories of sacrifice and hardship, and emphasized that no one who works full-time should have to raise a family in poverty. Harris spoke about how the president's plan will boost wages for about 15 million American workers. "For them," Harris said, "being rewarded an honest day's wage for an honest day's work will help them climb into the middle class."

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Source: DOL

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