$15 minimum wage
The 159th is made up of many blue collar workers who are struggling to get by. Carol believes that the current state minimum wage is a poverty wage and wants to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Cost of living has gone up, worker productivity has gone up, but our wages have remained stagnant.
Carol believes all workers deserve a livable wage, including tipped workers.
““The minimum wage can play a vital role in lifting hard-working American families above the poverty line.” ”
What Carol’s Achieved
What Carol’s Done
Led a march in support of $15 wage in Washington, DC.
Hosted local press conference in urgency of the need to increase the minimum wage to $15 from $7.25.
Lobbied for caregivers to receive a $15 minimum wage.
What Carol Supports
Legislation expanding the minimum wage to at least $15 state-wide.