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Wages and Consumer Spending are Stagnating as the Federal Minimum Wage Marks Nine Years Without a Raise

CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, erin@emcstrategies.com, 530-864-7014

July 23, 2018—July 24 will mark nine years since the federal minimum wage was last increased. Since reaching $7.25 an hour in 2009, the federal minimum wage has lost nearly 15 percent of its buying power. Full-time minimum wage workers make just $15,080 a year. Twenty-one states have minimum wages at or below the federal minimum and various other states have minimum wages that are above $7.25 an hour, but still inadequate. Business owners across the country are calling for the minimum wage to be raised to benefit businesses and the economy.

MA Business Owners Applaud $15 Minimum Wage Being Signed Into Law Thursday; More than 300 Business Leaders Endorsed Massachusetts Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Statement Backing Increase to $15

Contact: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
or Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com

BOSTON, June 27, 2018 – Business owners across Massachusetts are voicing support for raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, which Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to sign into law Thursday. More than 300 business leaders endorsed the Massachusetts Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Statement advocating a $15 minimum wage and many testified at hearings and spoke at public events around the state in support.

Business Owner Speaks at State House Rally Supporting $15 Minimum Wage; Nearly 300 Business Leaders Have Endorsed Massachusetts Business for a Fair Minimum Wage Statement Backing Increase to $15

Contact: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
or Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com

BOSTON, May 8, 2018 – The owner of a fast-growing Quincy-based recruiting company will speak at today’s 1 PM State House Rally organized by Raise Up Massachusetts about why increasing the state minimum wage to $15 an...

Business Owners Call for Action as Eight-Year Anniversary of $7.25 Federal Minimum Wage Approaches on July 24

CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com

July 18, 2017—July 24 will mark eight years since the federal minimum wage was last increased. Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 – worth less than it was in 1950, adjusted for the cost of living. Business owners and executives across the country are speaking out in support of raising the minimum wage to strengthen businesses and boost consumer buying power.

Businesses Welcome July 1 Minimum Wage Increases

CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, erin@emcstrategies.com, (530) 864-7014

June 29, 2017—Business owners across the country are looking forward to the boost in consumer spending, reduced employee turnover, and increased productivity and customer satisfaction that will come with various state and local minimum wage increases taking...

Business Owners to Testify in Support of $15 Minimum Wage at Baltimore City Council Hearing

CONTACT:
 Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com or Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Baltimore, March 1, 2017 — Local business owners will testify today in support of gradually raising Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 at a public hearing held by the Baltimore City Council. The proposed legislation would gradually increase Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 by July 1, 2022 for businesses with more than 50 employees, and to $15 by 2026 for businesses with fewer than 50 workers.