Raise CT

05/02/2016

Happy May Day! Workers of the world unite. (image via AFL-CIO)

04/30/2016

04/29/2016

If wages had kept up with productivity since 1970, the minimum wage would be $21.72 today.

04/29/2016

Yep.

04/29/2016

Low pay is not OK. We presented an invoice for $486 Million dollars to a local Walmart. This represents the total cost on taxpayers in Connecticut when corporations like Walmart and McDonalds continue to pay poverty wages, forcing their employees to rely on state-funded assistance programs to survive.

04/28/2016

Presented our $486M invoice to Walmart representing the impacts of their unfair wages.

04/28/2016

American's are in favor of $15. Let's make it happen everywhere.

04/26/2016

Small businesses that need capital may have an equally great need for assistance in building their capacity.

04/26/2016

How far can $20,000 take you? In most cases, not far enough.

04/25/2016

Business owners did a bunch of handwringing about how damaging to the economy the wage increase would be. But so far, they're wrong.

04/25/2016

It's been two years since Earth Friendly Products decided to hike its lowest rate to $17, a move that's had a big impact on the company.

04/22/2016

By a vote of 13-2, the City Council asked the city attorney to draft a formal ordinance for future passage.