CONTACT: Cat Ulrich, cat@emccommunications.com, (202) 630-7839
With polls closing today, business owners across Florida are available to talk about why they support raising the state minimum wage
Nov. 3, 2020 — This Election Day, business leaders in the growing Florida Business for a Fair...
CONTACT: Cat Ulrich, cat@emccommunications.com, (202) 630-7839
Oct. 29, 2020, Miami — A growing coalition of more than 150 business owners across Florida is calling for passage of Amendment 2, which would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026. Florida Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, which includes restaurants, retail, manufacturers, tourism, personal services, construction, and more, says minimum wage increases will boost consumer spending, strengthen Florida’s workforce and help the economy.
Growing Florida Business for a Fair Minimum Wage coalition has over 100 inaugural supporters – from pizza places to Legacy Vacation Resorts
CONTACT: Cat Ulrich, cat@emccommunications.com, (202) 630-7839
Oct. 12, 2020, Miami — A new coalition of Florida business owners and executives – from retailers, manufacturers and cleaning companies to realtors, resorts and restaurants – released a statement today supporting Amendment 2, which would gradually raise the minimum wage, starting in Sept. 2021, to $15 by 2026. Business leaders, who continue to sign on daily, say it will boost consumer spending, strengthen Florida’s workforce and help the economy.
CONTACT: Cat Ulrich
cat@emcstrategies.com, (202) 630-7839
July 23, 2020—Business owners across the country are calling for the $7.25 federal minimum wage to be increased, as July 24 marks 11 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised in 2009. This is the longest...
Contact: Erin Musgrave
erin@emcstrategies.com, (530) 864-7014
June 29, 2020—Business owners in Illinois, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, D.C. say the minimum wage increases taking effect July 1 will give workers more buying power at a crucial time, as months of lockdowns and low consumer...
Business leaders express relief that harmful regional minimum wages were not mandated in the final legislation raising Virginia’s minimum wage
Contact: Erin Musgrave
530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com
March 8, 2020, Richmond, Va.— Business leaders welcomed the Virginia General Assembly passing legislation to raise the minimum wage...
Contact: Erin Musgrave
530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com
Feb. 11, 2020, Richmond, VA— Business leaders today applauded the Virginia House of Delegates for passing a bill to raise the Commonwealth’s minimum wage statewide to $15 an hour, and look forward to the Senate passing its bill and final...
Contact: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com
Business for a Fair Minimum Wage and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce announce support for statewide $15 minimum wage
Jan. 21, 2020, Richmond, VA—Business leaders are showing their support for phasing in a $15 statewide minimum wage, citing numerous...
Contact: Erin Musgrave, 530-864-7014, erin@emcstrategies.com
Jan. 14, 2020, Dover, DE—Business leaders are showing their support for gradually raising Delaware’s minimum wage to $15, citing numerous business benefits a higher minimum wage would have for their businesses and the state economy.
Alissa Barron-Menza, Vice President of...
Contact: Erin Musgrave
erin@emcstrategies.com, 530-864-7014
Dec. 20, 2019 – Twenty-one states are kicking off the new year by raising their minimum wage, and business owners are speaking out in support. Business leaders say the increases taking effect on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 will...