By Marianne LeVine and Cogan Schneir
Politico, Morning Shift, Sept 16, 2016
... BUSINESSES JOIN PUSH FOR MINIMUM WAGE HIKE: A group of manufacturers and retailers in the “natural products” industry are campaigning to increase the federal hourly minimum wage to $12 by 2020, up from the current $7.25. The Fair Pay Today Campaign — which includes soap brand Dr. Bronner’s, Organic India USA,and Seventh Generation, among others — will target consumers directly through product labels, in-store displays and social media. “Companies in the Fair Pay Today Campaign are creating the good jobs of the future, and it shows in their bottom lines,” said Holly Sklar, CEO of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage.