LEARN, LOVE, ACT: LEARN, LOVE, ACT: The Morals of Minimum The Morals of Minimum

Wage Wage

Originally delivered as part of Originally delivered as part of Program # 318 Program # 318

UUA General Assembly 2014Providence, Rhode Island

What is the minimum What is the minimum wage?wage?

2007…2009…20142007…2009…2014

Tipped minimum wage by Tipped minimum wage by statestate

Gender and the Minimum Gender and the Minimum WageWage

Race and Minimum WageRace and Minimum Wage

Families and the minimum Families and the minimum wagewage

Map of Minimum Wage: Map of Minimum Wage: OxfamOxfam

http://policy-practice.oxfamamerica.org/work/poverty-in-the-us/minimum-wage-map/

What does a raise to What does a raise to $10.10 mean in real $10.10 mean in real

terms?terms?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/raise-the-wage

What we can do about What we can do about it?it?

• Encourage Congress to pass the Minimum Wage Fairness Act

• Support state and local campaigns to raise the minimum wage and support workers’ rights!

• Use our power as consumers: speak up when you eat out!

Encourage Congress to Encourage Congress to Act:Act:

Advancing Human Rights is the Work of Many Joining Hands www.govtrack.us

Join local campaigns:Join local campaigns:

Be a compassionate Be a compassionate consumer:consumer:

Action Planning:Action Planning:

• What is my contribution?

• What do I commit to do?

• Who in my congregation can support me?

• Who in our community can we join?

• What are my action steps?