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
CONTACT:
Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Business owners quoted below, and many others around the country, available for interviews
Nearly 250 businesses have signed statement supporting Amendment 70 because it's good for business and the economy; list continues to grow every day
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org OR Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
An inaugural list of nearly 200 business leaders throughout Colorado have signed a statement supporting Amendment 70 because they say raising the minimum wage is good for business, customers and the local economy
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Fair Pay Today campaign brings the message that raising the minimum wage is “Good for Business, Good for Us All!” direct to consumers
Contacts:
Bob Keener: bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org, (617) 610-6766, or
Erin Musgrave: erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com, (530) 864-7014
Business owners across the country want Congress to increase federal wage floor, saying a higher minimum will boost consumer demand, lower employer turnover, increase productivity and strengthen the economy
For immediate release: June 30, 2016
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org or Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Mayor Bowser will visit &pizza and sign $15 minimum wage bill into law, as additional Business for a Fair Minimum Wage members attend in support
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, (530) 864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Washington, D.C. June 27, 2016 — Washington D.C. business owners will be on hand today to support Mayor Muriel Bowser as she visits &pizza, a member of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, and signs the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016.
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014 or erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Sherry Stewart Deutschmann, owner of LetterLogic in Nashville and a member of Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, named a Champion of Change by the White House today for championing a fair pay business model
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com OR Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Washington, D.C. June 7, 2016 — Passage today of a bill gradually raising Washington, D.C.’s minimum wage to $15 by 2020 will bolster the economy and local businesses. The bill, which will adjust the minimum wage for the cost of living beginning in 2021, will create a more stable, productive workforce and increase the consumer buying power businesses rely on to thrive and create jobs. D.C’s minimum wage, now $10.50, is currently scheduled to increase to $11.50 in July.
Business owners supportive of a $15 minimum wage spoke out in favor of the bill’s passage.
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, (530) 864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Washington, D.C. May 26, 2016 — Local business owners testified today in support of raising Washington, D.C.’s minimum wage to $15 at the D.C. Council’s Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs hearing—the first public hearing on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal to raise the District’s minimum wage.
Owners named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as Louisiana and Maine’s 2016 Small Business People of the Year call on lawmakers to increase federal minimum wage to at least $12 by 2020
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org or Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2016 —The business owners named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as Louisiana and Maine’s 2016 Small Business People of the Year are calling on lawmakers to increase the federal minimum wage to at least $12 by 2020.
Business owners from across the country testified before the House Democratic Caucus today about the benefits of raising the federal minimum wage
Washington, DC, April 27, 2016—Today business owners from diverse states and industries testified before Congress about how businesses and the economy will benefit from raising the federal minimum wage.
Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, Ben and Jerry’s, Small Business Owners Upstate and Downstate Say Raise Good for Business, Economy
Contact: Bob Keener, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org, 617-610-6766
NEW YORK, April 1, 2016 – Business leaders across New York are voicing support for the plan passing today to gradually raise the state’s current $9 minimum wage to $15 as good for business and the economy. Two of our nation’s highest cost of living states – New York and California – will be phasing in a $15 minimum wage. The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 30,000 businesses, Ben and Jerry’s, Spectronics Corporation, Amalgamated Bank, IceStone, Ithacamade and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York were among numerous business organizations and small business owners who provided testimony and advocated in favor of a $15 state minimum wage.
For immediate release: March 31, 2016
CONTACT: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@erinmusgravecommunications.com
or Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Contact: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Harrisburg, PA, March 7, 2016. – Pennsylvania business owners joined Governor Tom Wolf as he signed an Executive Order establishing a minimum wage of $10.15 an hour for state employees under his jurisdiction as well as employees of state government contractors. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, which has been set at $7.25 an hour since 2009, is lower than most other states, including all six of Pennsylvania’s neighbors.