It’s Valentine’s Day! But, before you send those heart-shaped cards and chocolates to the people near and dear to you, there’s something I want you to know:
A fair minimum wage is by far the sweetest thing we can give each other today. (Seriously, Usd!) Since nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers in America are women, raising the minimum wage is one of the most important actions we can take to increase women’s economic opportunities. When women succeed, America succeeds.
But with Congress standing in the way, we need to do everything we can this Valentine’s Day to support workers:
Earlier this week, we took a significant step toward fair wages. President Obama signed an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour. Now let’s put pressure on Congress to do the same for all Americans.