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
Minimum Wage Increase Would Inject $33 Billion into the Economy, Increasing Consumer Purchasing Power
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2014
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Contact: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Business Owners and Organization Leaders Attend Signing Ceremony
CONTACT: Bob Keener,617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
WASHINGTON DC, April 30, 2014 – Today, Senators who voted against advancing a bill to raise the minimum wage were not reflecting the views of the American people who polls show strongly support a raise nor the views of businesses large and small across the country that have expressed strong support for an increase.
Business Owners Speak at Capitol Hill Event with Senators Harkin, Blumenthal and Stabenow and Deliver Signatures to Senate Offices
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org.
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Representing Many More Businesses Across the Country Who Support Minimum Wage Hike
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Business Owners Speak at Press Conference with Senators Casey, Booker, Blumenthal and Markey
Contact Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Contact: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
BOSTON, March 13, 2014 – Massachusetts business owners joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez at a Cambridge retail store today for a roundtable discussion on the business and economic reasons for increasing the minimum wage in the state and nationally.
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Annapolis, March 7, 2014 – Leaders of Maryland businesses and business organizations applaud the House of Delegates for passing a minimum wage raise and encourage the Senate to follow suit. “Raising Maryland’s minimum wage makes good business sense,” more than 175 Maryland businesses and business organizations say in the Maryland Business for a Fair Minimum Wage statement.
CONTACT: Bob Keener, 617-610-6766, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org
Washington DC, February 26, 2014 – Today, business leaders joined Democratic Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Reps. Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Rosa DeLauro and George Miller, lead sponsor of the Fair Minimum Wage Act, to call for Congress to approve a minimum wage increase to $10.10 over three years.
From Costco, Dansko, Eileen Fisher and New Belgium Brewing to Small Businesses Nationwide, Business Leaders Say Minimum Wage Increase Good for Business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2014
Contact: Bob Keener, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org, 617-610-6766
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2014
Contact: Bob Keener, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org, 617-610-6766
Washington DC – From big brands like Costco, Dansko footwear, New Belgium Brewing and EILEEN FISHER to small businesses around the nation, business leaders say President Obama is right to call for raising the minimum wage in his State of the Union address.
Strong Business Support For Minimum Wage Hike in Advance of State of the Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2014
Contact: Bob Keener, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org, 617-610-6766
Washington DC – Business owners from across the country and a wide spectrum of industries met today with US Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez to discuss the need for an increased minimum wage. Business leaders from EILEEN FISHER, New Belgium Brewing (CO), Zingerman’s (MI), Ace Hardware stores (DC and MD), InterMedia Partners (NY) and 16 other companies and business organizations participated in the roundtable. The President has signaled that he will feature his support for increasing the minimum wage in his State of the Union address on January 28, and business leaders say it's time for Congress to act.
For Immediate Release: November 19, 2013
Contact: Bob Keener, bob@businessforafairminimumwage.org, 617-610-6766
BOSTON – Business owners support Senate legislation to raise the Massachusetts minimum wage for the first time since 2008. They believe that gradually increasing the minimum wage from its current $8 per hour to $11 by 2016 and then adjusting it annually for inflation, would be good for business and the economy.