A national network of business owners and executives who
believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense
Business for a Fair Minimum Wage is a national network of business owners and executives who believe a fair minimum wage makes good business sense
As business owners and executives, we support raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. We can’t build a shared recovery and strong economy on a minimum wage that’s too low to live on... Read more
Current Signers include • Patagonia • Ben & Jerry's • &pizza • Stonyfield • Zingerman's • Dr. Bronner's • Logan Ace Hardware • Room & Board • Organic Valley • and Over 1,000 More • Statement by Business for a Fair Minimum Wage.
As business owners and executives, we support raising New York’s minimum wage. We can’t build a resilient economy and thriving communities on a minimum wage that’s too low for people to live on. ...
See NEW Statement, NY BUSINESS SIGN ON
Extensive research refutes the claim that increasing the minimum wage causes increased unemployment and business closures.
Regularly updated selection of studies on the impact of wages on employment, productivity, employee turnover, customer service, spending, prices, profits, health, safety, and more.
As business owners and executives, we support the ballot initiative to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage. When people earn more as workers, they can afford to spend more as customers. Minimum wage increases go right back into the economy as spending at local businesses. ...
See Statement. See Over 300 Signers
We are currently experiencing the longest period without a federal minimum wage increase since it was first enacted in 1938 to help our nation recover from the Great Depression. Business for a Fair Minimum Wage supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025, as called for in the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, using the same federal phase-in timeline for businesses of all sizes.
Op-Ed By Alma Cerretta, Owner, Mana Games Cafe
As a small business owner, I’m glad that minimum wage is on the ballot. Initiative 433 gives us all a way to move Nebraska forward by raising the minimum wage. ... Minimum wage increases are a two-way street. More money goes into worker’s paychecks and more money gets spent by workers and their families at local businesses. ...
New report explains how raising Nebraska's minimum wage will benefit business by boosting consumer spending and reducing employee turnover, which reduces the cost of hiring and training replacement workers. Extensive research demonstrates that raising the minimum wage does not reduce employment - while improving employee retention, productivity and customer service.
Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 13 years. ... Every day without a raise is another day the minimum wage falls further behind the cost of living. ...
Restaurant owner perspectives on raising the federal minimum wage to $15 and phasing out the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
Business owners and executives and business organizations can sign the New Federal Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Statement HERE.
Op-Ed By Kristen Deptula, Owner, Canalside Inn
... Raising Delaware’s minimum wage to $15 will promote a more robust economic recovery from the pandemic for both working people and businesses. ....
Op-Ed By Ryan Peters, Owner, RISE Fitness + Adventure
... We have always paid above the minimum wage because we know that fair pay matters a lot in the success of our business and the lives of our employees. ....
Op-Ed By Jared Meyers, Owner, Legacy Vacation Resorts and Salt Palm Development
People are at the center of the hospitality business. How we treat people matters every day — from our employees to our community to our guests. ...
Extensive research refutes the claim that increasing the minimum wage causes increased unemployment and business closures.
Business owners and executives and business organizations can sign the New Federal Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Statement HERE.
As business owners and executives, we support raising New York’s minimum wage. We can’t build a resilient economy and thriving communities on a minimum wage that’s too low for people to live on. ...
See NEW Statement, NY BUSINESS SIGN ON
Regularly updated selection of studies on the impact of wages on employment, productivity, employee turnover, customer service, spending, prices, profits, health, safety, and more.
Restaurant owner perspectives on raising the federal minimum wage to $15 and phasing out the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
As business owners and executives, we support the ballot initiative to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage. When people earn more as workers, they can afford to spend more as customers. Minimum wage increases go right back into the economy as spending at local businesses. ...
See Statement. See Over 300 Signers
We are currently experiencing the longest period without a federal minimum wage increase since it was first enacted in 1938 to help our nation recover from the Great Depression. Business for a Fair Minimum Wage supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025, as called for in the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, using the same federal phase-in timeline for businesses of all sizes.
Op-Ed By Alma Cerretta, Owner, Mana Games Cafe
As a small business owner, I’m glad that minimum wage is on the ballot. Initiative 433 gives us all a way to move Nebraska forward by raising the minimum wage. ... Minimum wage increases are a two-way street. More money goes into worker’s paychecks and more money gets spent by workers and their families at local businesses. ...
New report explains how raising Nebraska's minimum wage will benefit business by boosting consumer spending and reducing employee turnover, which reduces the cost of hiring and training replacement workers. Extensive research demonstrates that raising the minimum wage does not reduce employment - while improving employee retention, productivity and customer service.
Op-Ed By Holly Sklar, CEO, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 13 years. ... Every day without a raise is another day the minimum wage falls further behind the cost of living. ...
Op-Ed By Kristen Deptula, Owner, Canalside Inn
... Raising Delaware’s minimum wage to $15 will promote a more robust economic recovery from the pandemic for both working people and businesses. ....
Op-Ed By Jared Meyers, Owner, Legacy Vacation Resorts and Salt Palm Development
People are at the center of the hospitality business. How we treat people matters every day — from our employees to our community to our guests. ...
Op-Ed By Ryan Peters, Owner, RISE Fitness + Adventure
... We have always paid above the minimum wage because we know that fair pay matters a lot in the success of our business and the lives of our employees. ....
