Sign Open Letter to POTUS, Congress Demanding Action on Voting Rights, Living Wages, Rural Economic Investment

On this Presidents’ Day, we are joined by faith leaders and advocates in a call for an action-rooted commemoration of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 5, 2023. We ask you to join us by signing our open letter to President … Continued

Tell the Senate to Include a Living Wage for New Civilian Climate Corp in Build Back Better

From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We were excited to see that there are provisions to create a new Civilian Climate Corps in the Build Back Better Act recently passed in the House. Our analysis of the framework shows that the program … Continued

Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage, End the Tipped Minimum Wage

From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We have a wage shortage on our hands, across the nation. Maybe you know this firsthand when you crunch numbers in your head to budget for food and rent, or maybe you’ve noticed that many businesses … Continued

Learn More: Sen. Casey’s Historic Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Proposal

Bill Would Deliver Triple Bottom Line Payoff in Jobs, Economic Justice, & Climate Harrisburg, PA—The Keystone Research Center today applauded the public release of the historic “REVIVE the CCC Act of 2021” by Pennsylvania Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. and … Continued

Busting Right-Wing Talking Point, ‘Groundbreaking’ Study Shows Federal $15 Minimum Wage Would Not Cause Job Losses in Low-Wage States

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/02/busting-right-wing-talking-point-groundbreaking-study-shows-federal-15-minimum-wage Published on Tuesday, July 02, 2019 by Common Dreams “A $15 federal minimum wage by 2024 will have widespread positive effects for working women and men, kids and communities of color, without causing any job loss.” By … Continued

28% Who Would Benefit from Raising the Minimum Wage are Parents—Sign Petition Telling Legislators Not to Go Home Till They Help These Families

From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): If you’re earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour then you live below the federal poverty guidelines. In the “best” case scenario, where you have full time hours, that’s an annual income … Continued